He was born in 1841/42 (3 (19 in 1861)). He was born in Shippen [?], Cameron [?] County, Pennsylvania (3).
When he enlisted, he was a boatman (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 15 November 1861 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Hall (3). He was a private in company F (1, 5, 6).
He died of measles, at Camp Stanton, District of Columbia, on 20 February 1862 (1 [19 Feb according to the burial record], 2, 3, 4). He was a private, in company F (5, 6). He was buried in the Mil. Asylum Cemetery, Washington DC (1).
He had last been paid by Major Campbell, up to 31 December 1861 (2).
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) (Richard E Earl)
2 company F register of deaths (Richard E Earl)
3 company F, descriptive roll, #84 (Richard E Earl)
4 [death notice], Philadelphia Inquirer 24 February 1862 page 5 (Richard E Earl)
5 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Richard E Earle)
6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Richard E Earle)
EARL--At Camp Stanton, on the morning of the 20th inst., Private Richard E. Earl, of Company F, Captain A. C. Fetter, Ninety-first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.