He was born in 1842/43 (4 (22 in 1865), 5 (22 in 1865)). He was born in St Johns, New Brunswick (4, 5).
When he enlisted, he was a farm[er] (?) (4).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and black hair (4, 5 [5'6"]).
He was a substitute for William Laffert [?] or Leffrond [?] (1, 4, 5). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 28 March 1865 (1, 4, 5). He was enlisted for one year, at Norristown, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yerkes (4, 5). He was a private in company K (1, 6). His service was credited to the eighteenth subdivision of the sixth congressional district (4, 5).
He deserted on 24 or 25 June 1865, while in the field, in Virginia (1, 2 [24], 3 [24]). He was a private, in company K (6).
At some point, he was probably found in Boston, Massachusetts (3).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Mark Durkin)
2 company K, register of deserters, entry 31 (Mark Durkin [?])
3 company K, [second] register of deserters, entry 3 (Mark Durkin)
4 company K, third descriptive roll (Mark Durkin)
5 company K, fourth descriptive roll (Mark Durkin)
6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Mark Durkin)