He was born in 1838/39 (3 (24 in 1863)).
He was a substitute (1, 2 [drafted], 3 [substitute]). He was mustered into service as a private in company B of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry on 15 July 1863 at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
He was wounded at Peeble's Farm, Virginia, on 30 September 1864 (2).
He was transferred from the 118th Pennsylvania to company F of the 91st Pennsylvania on 1 June 1865 (1, 2, 3). He was a private in company F of the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 7).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3). He was a private, in company F (7).
On 26 June 1879, he successfully applied for a pension (4, 5).
On 20 May 1885, he died (6). He was buried in the Brookdale Cemetery, in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (6).
On 9 August 1886 [?], his widow, Eliza J Lowey, successfully applied for a pension (4, 5).
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) (John Lowery)
2 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'One hundred and eighteenth regiment'. Page 1321. (In the roster) (John Lowery)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 19 January 2005 (John Lowery)
4 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (John Lowey)
5 pension index, by name (John Lowey)
6 Records of headstones of deceased Union veterans, 1879-1903 (John Lowery)
7 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Lowery)