He was born in 1824/25 (3 (36 in 1861)).
He enlisted and was mustered into service, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 19 September 1861 (1, 3). He was mustered in as a private, in company D (1, 3, 4).
He died of heart disease, in camp near Clouds Mills, Virginia, on 15 or 20 August 1862 (1 [20 Aug], 2 [15 Aug], 3 [20 Aug]). He was a private, in company D (4). He was buried in Alexandria, Virginia, in grave 171 (1, 3 [25 Aug 62?]).
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 Scott)
2 company D, register of deaths (David Scott)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 10 August 2004 (David Scott)
4 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (David Scott)