He was born in 1835/36 (5 (29 in 1865)). He was born in Ireland (3).
When he enlisted, he was a farmer (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 2-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service for one year, as a substitute, on 15 March 1865, at Meadville, Pennsylvania (1, 3, 6). (In 1900, two Meadville's existed in PA: Meadville City, in Crawford County, and Meadville, in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County [Pennsylvania line, 4th edition].) He was enlisted and mustered into service by Captain Derickson (3). He was a private in company E (1, 5).
He died on 18 June 1865 (1, 4, 6), of disease (2). He was a private, in company E (5). He was buried in the National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia (1, 4, 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)
2 list of deaths, company E, entry 32 (Carl Nelson)
3 descriptive roll, company E, entry 184 (Carl Nelson)
4 Veterans' cemeteries, on Ancestry (searched 31 Mar 2005) (Carl Nelson)
5 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Carl Nelson)
6 Find a grave, memorial 3544519, created by Hope, added 2 April 2009, accessed 8 February 2015 (Carl Nelson)