He was born in 1830/31 (3 (30 in 1861)). He was born in Tyrone, Ireland (3).
When he enlisted, he was a tailor (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and sandy hair (3). He had curly hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 30 August 1861 (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Colonel Reiff (3, 4). He was a private, in company C (1, 5-6).
He deserted at Washington DC, on 25 April 1862 (1, 4), or 1 June 1862 (2). (1 June may be the date he was reported deserted.) The company C register of deserters reports that his "whereabouts [were] not known" (2). He was a private, in company C (5-6).
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) (John McNickle)
2 company C, register of deserters, number 11 (John McNickle)
3 company C, descriptive roll, entry 53 (John McNickle)
4 company C, untitled list, probably of status at muster out, entry 123 (John McNickle)
5 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John McNickel)
6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John McNickle)