He was born in 1815/16 (2 (45 in 1861), 3 [36 in 1850]). He was born near Trenton, New Jersey (2, 3).
In 1850, he was living in ward 8, Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was living with Ann (presumably his wife), John, James, George, Mary, and Henry (presumably his children), and two others (presumably boarders or lodgers) (3). He was a spinner, and owned $300 in real estate (3).
When he enlisted, he was a spin[ner] (2).
When he enlisted, he was 6 feet 1-1/2 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 30 October 1861 (1, 2). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Brown (2). He was mustered in as a private in company H, by Captain Brown (1, 2, 4). (However, his name was not put on the muster roll (2).) He had rifle number 72 (2).
He was discharged by general order (1, 2). He was a private, in company H (4).
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) (George Fields)
2 company H, descriptive roll, #51 (George Fields)
3 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Kensington, ward 8, microfilm series M432, film 807, page 557 = 1115 handwritten = 29 handwritten (George Fields)
4 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George Field)
| line | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Dwellings visited | 203 | ||||||||
| Families visited | 213 | ||||||||
| Name | George Fields | Ann Fields | John M " | James " | George N " | Mary A " | Henry " | Gray Brown | George Harry [?] |
| Age | 36 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 5 | [illegible] | 3 | 30 | 28 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | M | M | M |
| Color | |||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Spinner | Laborer | " | ||||||
| Real estate owned | 300 | ||||||||
| Birthplace | New Jersey | Ireland | Pennsylvania | " | " | " | " | Ireland | " |
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| Attended school within year | |||||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | 1 | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |