He was born on 2 June 1828 (6; 2 (39 in 1865)).
He was drafted (1, 2). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 2 March 1865 (1, 2, 5, 6). He was mustered in as a private, at Norristown, Pennsylvania (2). He was a private in company B (1, 7-8).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 2, 5, 6). He was a private, in company B (7-8).
In 1890, he was living in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (post office Milltown) (5).
On 9 June 1904, he unsuccessfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (3, 4).
On 27 August 1907, he died (6). He was buried in Pennsburg Reformed [Church Cemetery], Pennsburg, Pennsylvania (6). His grave had a Montgomery County GAR marker on it (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) (John Taggart)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 29 June 2004 (John Taggart)
3 pension index, by regiment (John Tagert [?])
4 pension index, by name (John Tagert)
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Upper Hanover, supervisor's district [130], enumeration district [248], page [2] (John Tagart)
6 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 4 December 2010) (John Tagert)
7 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Taggart)
8 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Tagert)