He was born in 1827/28 (2 (33 in 1861), 8 (33 in 1861), 10 (81 at death in 1905)). He was born in Carlon, Ireland (2, 8, 10).
In 1851/52, he married [unknown] (8).
When he enlisted, he was a carpenter (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4 inches tall, had a light complexion, grey eyes, and auburn hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service for three years in company E on 21 August 1861, at Philadelphia Pennsylvania (1, 2, 5 [9 Sep], 9 [21 Aug], 11). He was enlisted by Captain Lentz, and mustered into service by Colonel Reiff (2).
He was wounded on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia (1).
On 8 September 1863, he was a nurse [?] at Haremont Hospital, Washington, DC (4).
He was transferred in October 1863 to the Veterans' reserve corps, because he was unfit for field duty (1, 2, 3, 9 [trans Feb 63]). When transferred, he was a private, in company E (11). He served in 65th company, 2nd battalion, VRC (7, 9). He was discharged on 9 September 1864 (5).
On 22 April 1874, he applied successfully for a pension (7, 9).
In 1890, he was living at 1152 South 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5, 6). He was a carpenter (6). He was living with Lawrence Whalen (6).
In 1900, he was living at 1150 South 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his daughter Mary Whalen, a servant, and a boarder (8). He was a carpenter (8).
On 1 September 1905, he died, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of apoplexy, with old age contributing (9, 10). He was retired (10). He was widowed (10). He was living at 1150 South 15th Street, 26th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died there (10).
On 5 September 1905, he was buried, at Holy Cross Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10).
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)
2 descriptive roll, company E, entry 75 (Thomas Whelan)
3 register of men transferred, company E, entry 7
4 letter, Sinex to Marvin, 8 September 1863
5 1890 US Census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 582, page 2 (image 1896 on Ancestry) (Thomas Whealon [?])
6 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (Thomas Whalen)
7 pension index, by name (Thomas Whelan)
8 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 26, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 626, microfilm series T623, film 1468, page 143 = 1 A handwritten (Thomas Whalen)
9 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company E (Thomas Whelan)
10 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1905 #20368 (Thomas Whalen)
11 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Thomas Whelan)
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| street | So 15th St | |||
| house number | 1150 | |||
| dwelling number | 6 | |||
| family number | 7 | |||
| name | Whalen Thomas | Whalen Mary | Thompson Hanna | Sweney George |
| relationship | Head | Daughter | Servant | Board |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| birth date | Sept 1830 | Sept 1860 | May 1845 | Novr [??] 1881 |
| age | 69 | 39 | 55 | 18 |
| married? | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 48 | |||
| mother of how many children? | ||||
| # of children living | ||||
| birthplace | Ireland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | Illinois | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Ireland | Ireland | New Jersey | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | 1850 | |||
| # years in USA | 50 | |||
| naturalized citizen? | 45 | |||
| occupation | Carpenter | Servant | Driver | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| # months in school | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | R | |||
| free or mortgaged | ||||
| farm/house | H | |||
| # of farm schedule | ||||