He was born in 1826/27 (2 (34 in 1861), 6 [30 in 1860]). He was born in Juniata, Pennsylvania (2, 6).
In 1860, he was living in Tuscarora Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with Catherine Knox (presumably his wife), and with Amanda and Sarah Lenox Zimmerman (6). He was a laborer, and owned $150 in real estate and $200 in personal property (6).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair (2).
He was drafted (1). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 24 September 1864 (1) or 27 September 1864 (2, 3). He was enlisted for one year, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2, 3). His enlistment was credited to the 14th Congressional District (2, 3). He was a private in company C (1, 8).
He was wounded on 1 April 1865 (1).
He died of wounds received in action (1). He was a private, in company C (8).
On 26 June 1865, his widow, Catharine Knox, successfully applied for a pension, under the act of 14 July 1862 (4, 5, 7). Her application was approved, with the certificate dated 12 September 1866, retroactive to 2 April 1865 (7). The pension certificate was sent to her, in East Waterford, [Tuscarora Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania (7). She initially received $8 per month.
A later pension certificate, widow's certificate 382,289, is also relevant.
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) (James Knox)
2 company C, descriptive book, entry 124 (James Knox)
3 company C, untitled list, probably of status at muster out, entry 95 (James Knox)
4 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company C (James Knox)
5 pension index, by name (James Knox)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Juniata County, Tuscarora Township (post office East Waterford), microfilm series M653, film 1119, page 830 = 52 handwritten (James Knox)
7 widow's pension certificate file, National Archives and Records Administration, record group 15 (Catharine Knox, widow of James Knox)
8 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (James Knox)
| line | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Dwelling number | 369 | |||
| Family number | 1 [sic] | |||
| Name | James Knox | Catherine " | Amanda Zimmerman | Sareh [?] Lenox " |
| Age | 30 | 25 | 34 [?] | 35 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F |
| Color | " [presumably sc. W] | " | " | " |
| Occupation | Labourer | Housekeeper | ||
| Value of real estate owned | 150 | |||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | |||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | Insane Pauper |