He was born in 1841/42 (3 (19 in 1861), 6 (19 in 1861)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3).
When he enlisted, he was a shoemaker (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 3 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and red hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 1 December 1861 (1, 3, 4, 6). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Smith (3). He was a private in companies K and G (1, 4, 5, 7).
On 14 December 1861, he was discharged at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on writ of habeas corpus, by order of Judge Allison, because he was underage (1, 2, 3, 4 [1 Dec], 5 [1 Dec], 6 [1 Dec]). He was a private, in company K or G (7).
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) (Peter Weaver)
2 company G, register of men discharged, #3 (Peter Weaver)
3 company G, descriptive roll, #78 (Peter Weaver)
4 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) (Peter Weaver)
5 company K, register of men discharged, #3 (Peter Weaver)
6 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 30 May 2005 (Peter Weaver)
7 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Peter Weaver)