He was born in 1862/63 (2 (21 in 1864)). He was born in Ireland (2).
When he enlisted, he was a boatman, and was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (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 enlisted and was mustered into service at Frankford, Pennsylvania, on 5 November 1864 (1, 2). He was mustered in as a private, in company C (1, 2, 3?).
He was not on the muster-out roll when the regiment mustered out (1). He was a private (3).
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 Murphy)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 15 July 2004 (John Murphy)
3 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Murphy [uncertain identification])