He was born in 1834/35 (2 (30 in 1865)).
He was a substitute (1, 2). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 29 March 1865 (1, 2). He was mustered in as a private, in company B, at West Chester, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 4).
He was dropped from the rolls as a deserter, on 1 July 1865 (1, 2, 3). He was a private, in company B (4).
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) (Michael O'Harra)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 29 June 2004 (Michael O'Harra; rolls have O'Hara)
3 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 4 July 1865 (OHarra)
4 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Michael OHara)