He was born in 1842/43 (3 (21 in 1864)).
He enlisted and was mustered into service, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 9 February 1864 (1, 2). He was mustered in as a private, in company D (1, 2, 6).
He was wounded in action (1).
He died in the field, in Virginia, on 12 May 1864 or 9 June 1864 of wounds received in action (1 [9 Jun], 2 [12 May], 3 [9 Jun], 4, 5). He was a private, in company D (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) (Joseph Reese)
2 company D, register of deaths (Joseph Reese)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 10 August 2004 (Joseph Reese)
4 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 10 June 1864 (Joseph Reese)
5 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Inquirer 8 June 1864 page 3 (Joseph Reese)
6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Joseph Reese)