He was born on 4 July 1835 (9; 3 (29 in 1865), 6 [44 in 1880]). He was born in Pennsylvania (6).
He was drafted (1, 3). He was mustered into service on 28 February 1865 at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (1, 3, 4, 8, 9 [25 Feb 65]). He was a private, in company F (1, 10).
He was discharged near Washington DC by special order on 29 April 1865 or on 15 May 1865 (1, 2 [29 Apr], 29 [15 May], 4 [15 May], 8 [15 May], 9 [15 May]). He was a private, in company F (10).
In 1880, he was living in Bendersville, Adams County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his wife Mary and children Anna, William, and John (6). He was a laborer, and had been out of work for three months (6).
In 1890, he was living in Menallen Township or Bendersville Borough, Adams County, Pennsylvania (4).
On 16 July 1890, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (5, 8).
He received an increased pension in May 1897 (7). He was then living in Menallen (7).
On 3 December 1904, he died (9). He was buried in Haven of Rest Cemetery, Bendersville, Adams County, Pennsylvania (9).
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) (Christ'n Eppleman)
2 company F, register of men discharged (Christian Eppleman)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 19 January 2005 (Christian Eppleman)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township and Bendersville Borough, page 10 [?] (Christian Eppleman)
5 pension index, by name (Christian Eppleman)
6 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Bendersville, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 43, microfilm series T9, film 1085, page 48 A = 40 handwritten (Chrysostum Eppleman)
7 [pension increase]. Gettysburg Compiler, 4 May 1897, page 3 (Christian Eppleman)
8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (Christian Eppleman)
9 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 4 December 2010) (Chrysostom Eppleman)
10 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Christian Eppleman)
| line | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| street name | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling visit # | 370 | ||||
| family visit # | 402 | ||||
| name | Eppleman Chrysostum | - Mary | - Anna | - William | - John |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M |
| age | 44 | 36 | 19 [?] | 13 | 10 |
| month born if born in year | |||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||
| widowed/divorced | |||||
| married during year | |||||
| occupation | Laborer | Keeping home | |||
| months unemployed | 3 | ||||
| currently ill? | |||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||
| idiotic | |||||
| insane | |||||
| disabled | |||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | |||
| can't read | |||||
| can't write | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
In the pension lists during the week were an increase to Christian Eppleman, of Menallen, and ....