He was born in 1825/26 (2 (39 in 1865). He was born in Prussia (2).
When he enlisted, he was a miner (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6-1/4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and light hair (2).
He was mustered into service for one year, as a substitute, on 23 March 1865, at Pottsville, Pennsylvania (1, 5). He was enlisted and mustered into service by Captain Bowan (2). He was a private in company E (1 [has 28 March], 2, 6, 8, 9).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 5). He was a private, in company E (6, 8, 9).
On 18 November 1891, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (3, 5).
He was buried in Annunciation Cemetery, Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (4, 7).
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 E descriptive roll, entry 176 (John Heildibrandt)
3 pension index, by name (John Hildebrandt)
4 'Civil War Soldiers' Graves, Annunciation Cemetery, Shenandoah, PA', on RootsWeb (viewed April 2007) (John Hildenbrant [sic])
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company E (John Hildebrandt)
6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Hildebrandt)
7 Find a grave, memorial 45286662, added 10 Dec 2009, created by pat callahan, accessed 9 June 2014 (John Hildebrandt)
8 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Hildebrand)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Hildebrant)