He was born in 1841/42 (4 (21 in 1863), 5 (21 in 1863), 7 (78 in 1920)). He was born in York County, Pennsylvania (4, 7).
When he enlisted, he was a lab[orer] (4).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (4).
His service was credited to the Ninth Congressional District (4). He enlisted and was mustered into service, at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry on 16 February 1863 (1, 4 [18 (illegible) 63], 5, 6 [11 July 1863], 8). He was enlisted for three years (4). He was mustered in as a private (5). He was drafted (1, 5).
On 2 June 1865, he was transferred from the 118th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry to the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 3, 5 [1 Jun]). He was a private in company I of the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 6 [co.E], 9).
On 31 May 1865, he went on a furlough, which expired on 9 June 1865 (2). He returned on 8 June 1865 (2).
He was mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 4, 5, 6). He was a private, in company I (9).
On 4 May 1904, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (6, 8).
On 18 February 1907, he again applied for a pension (6).
In January 1920, he was living at 310 East Main Street, Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his stepdaughter Catharine, her family, and his son (or step-son?) Fenny [???] Smith (7). He was not working (7).
He died on 5 March 1920, at Mount Joy, [Lancaster County,] Pennsylvania (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) (David D Smith)
2 enlisted men's furloughs (David D Smith)
3 company I, register of men transferred (David Smith)
4 company I, descriptive roll, #98 (David D Smith)
5 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 30 March 2005 (David D Smith)
6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (David D Smith)
7 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Mount Joy, East Ward, supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 106, microfilm series T625, film 1584, page 80 A = 4 handwritten (David D Smith)
8 pension index, by name (David D Smith)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (David D Smith)
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| street | East Main Street | ||||||||
| house number | 310 | ||||||||
| dwelling visit number | 109 | ||||||||
| family visit number | 109 | ||||||||
| name | Gillmann [?], Christian J | -, Catharine S | -, Mary F | -, Elwood T | -, Christina | -, Samuel S | -, Violet | Smith, David D | -, Fenny [??] |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Daughter | Son | Daughter | Step-father-in-law | Brother-in-law |
| own/rent | R | ||||||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | |||||||||
| sex | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| race | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 40 [?] | 40 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 78 | 59 |
| marital status | M | M | S | S | S | S | S | M | M |
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| attended school since Sept 1919 | no | no | no | yes | |||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
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| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
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| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
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| can speak English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| occupation | Spinner | None | Weaver | Salesman | Weaver | Helper | None | None | None |
| industry, business | Cotton Mill | Cotton Mill | Genl Merc [??] Store | Cotton Mill | Driving [?] | ||||
| employment status | W | W | W | W | W | ||||
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