He was born in 1817/18 (3 (43 in 1861)).
He enlisted and was mustered into service, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 30 September 1861 (1, 3). He was mustered in as a private, in company D (1, 3, 5).
He was discharged at Alexandria, Virginia, on 20 May 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2 [medical board], 3). He was a private, in company D (5).
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) (James Smith)
2 company D, register of men discharged, entry 10 (James Smith)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 10 August 2004 (James Smith)
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5 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (James Smith)