He was born in 1826/27 (3 (34 in 1861), 5 [69 at death in 1880], 7 [69 in 1880]). He was born in Ireland (5, 7).
He enlisted and was mustered into service at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 16 September 1861 (1, 3). He was a private in company D (1, 8).
He was discharged on 13 December 1863 on surgeon's certificate of disability, at Providence, Rhode Island (1, 2 [medical board], 3). He was a private, in company D (8).
On 3 December 1868, he successfully applied for a pension (4, 6).
In 1880, he was living at 1905 Dean Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his wife Isabella, and children Robert and Elizabeth (7). He was a laborer (7).
He died on 9 July 1880, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of inanition (4, 5). He was married then (5). He was a laborer (5). He lived at, or died at, 1905 Dean Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5). He was buried on 11 July 1880, in the Philanthropic Vault (5).
On 21 October 1881, his widow, Isabella Gorman, successfully applied for a pension (4, 6).
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)
2 company D, register of men discharged, entry 19 (John Gormans ['s' is unclear])
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 9 August 2004 (John Gorman)
4 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company D (John Gorman)
5 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 9 July 1880 (John Gorman)
6 pension index, by name (John Gorman)
7 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 22, microfilm series T9, film 1167, page 339 = 26 B handwritten (Jno Gorman)
8 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Gorman)
A letter from Sinex to Marvin on 22 August 1863 refers to a James Gorman, company D, who is probably the other John Gorman.
| line | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| street name | Dean St | |||
| house number | 1905 | |||
| dwelling visit # | 237 | |||
| family visit # | 355 | |||
| name | Gorman Jno. | " Isabella | " Robert | " Elizabeth |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F |
| age | 69 | 60 | 26 | 24 |
| month born if born in year | ||||
| relationship | wife | son | daughter | |
| single | 1 | |||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | |||
| married during year | ||||
| occupation | Laborer | Keeping house | brick maker | house keeper |
| months unemployed | ||||
| currently ill? | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||
| idiotic | ||||
| insane | ||||
| disabled | 1 | |||
| school this year | ||||
| can't read | ||||
| can't write | 1 | 1 | ||
| birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland |