He was born in 1820/21 (2 (34 in 1865)). He was born in Pennsylvania (2).
When he enlisted, he was a miller (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair (2).
He also served, in company A of the 154th Pennsylvania Infantry (5, 6).
He was drafted from Gwynedd, Pennsylvania (1, 2). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 2 March 1865 (1, 2, 3). He was enlisted for one year, at Norristown, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yerkes (2). His service was credited to the Sixth Congressional District (2). He was a private in company G (1, 7).
He received clothing worth $36.82 (2).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3 [10 June]). He was a private, in company G (7).
In 1890, he was living at 2455 Leithgow, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3, 4). He was a laborer (4). Also living there were Jacob Myers (a loomer), and Levi Myers (an undertaker) (4).
On 9 June 1891, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (5, 6).
On 7 May 1894, his widow, Eliza Myers, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (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) (David D Moyers [sic])
2 company G, descriptive roll, [#67] (David D Myers [sic])
3 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia (19th ward), supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 391, page 3 (image 873 on Ancestry), line 31 (David D Myers)
4 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (David Myers)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (David D Myers)
6 pension index, by name (David D Myers)
7 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (David D Myers)