He was born in 1822/23 (2 (42 in 1865), 3 (40 in 1860)). He was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (2, 3).
In 1860, he was living in ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was living with Martin and Elizabeth Will (presumably his parents) and others (3). He was a victualler (3).
When he enlisted, he was a butcher (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 7-1/2 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair (2).
He was a substitute (1, 2). He enlisted and was mustered into service for one year on 24 March 1865, at Philadelphia Pennsylvania (1, 2). He was enlisted and mustered into service by Captain Leaman (2). He was a private in company E (1, 4).
He was mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1). He was a private, in company E (4).
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 company E descriptive roll, entry 181 (Martin B Will)
3 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 21st ward, microfilm series M653, film 1172, page 693 = 81 handwritten (Martin Will)
4 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Martin B Will)
| line | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Dwelling number | 579 | |||||
| Family number | 579 | |||||
| Name | Martin Will | Elizabeth | Martin | William J. | Catharine R. Zintz [?] | Sarah E. " |
| Age | 60 | 66 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 7 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F | F |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation | Victular [sic] | Victular | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||
| Value of personal estate | 600 | 600 | 300 | |||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |