He was 40 years old when he enlisted (2, 6 [38 in 1850]). He was born in New York City, New York (2, 6).
In 1850, he was living in Locust Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with Louisa (presumably his wife) and with Thomas and John (presumably their children) (6). He was a carpenter (6).
When he enlisted, he was a carpenter (2).
He was 5 feet 10-1/2 inches tall, had a dark complexion, black eyes, and grey hair (2).
He was mustered into service for three years in company E on 3 September 1861, at Philadelphia Pennsylvania (1, 2, 5). He was enlisted by Captain Lentz, and mustered into service by Captain Starr (2).
He was discharged on 29 July 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability, at Alexandria, Virginia (1, 2, 3, 5).
On 30 November 1869, he applied unsuccessfully for a pension (4, 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)
2 descriptive roll, company E, entry 60 (Thomas McCombs)
3 company E, register of men discharged, number 9 (Thomas McCombs)
4 pension index, by name (Thomas McComb)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company E (Thomas McComb)
6 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Locust Ward, microfilm series M432, film 814, page 120 = 239 handwritten (Thomas McCombs)
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the 1890 veteran's census (searched May 2007)--but some had no identifying information]
| line | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Dwellings visited | 1130 | |||
| Families visited | 1130 | |||
| Name | Thomas McCombs | Louisa McCombs | Thomas N McCombs | John McCombs |
| Age | 38 | 34 | 3 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Carpenter | |||
| Real estate owned | ||||
| Birthplace | New York | Delaware | Phila [?] | Phila [?] |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |