He was 43 years old when he was enlisted (2, 3 [64 in ? 1867], 4 [45?? in 1870]). He was born in Ireland (3, 4).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 15 October 1861 (1, 2, 6). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He was mustered in, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a private in company I (1, 2).
He was discharged on 20 August 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1 [20 Aug], 2 [30 Aug], 6 [20 Aug]). He had served for ten months (3).
On 31 January 1863, he applied unsuccessfully for a pension (5, 6).
On 15 March 1867, he was admitted to the National Soldiers Home (3). He had rheumatism, but was not receiving a pension (3).
In 1870, he was living in the Central Branch of the National Soldiers Home, in Montgomery County, Ohio (4). He was a laborer (4).
He died on 1 February 1879, at the Central Branch of the National Soldiers Home (3).
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) (Daniel McGuckin)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 30 March 2005 (Daniel McGuckin)
3 Annual report of the Board of Managers of the National Soldiers Home, 30 December 1882 [for the fiscal year ending 30 June 1882]. Serial Set volume 2115, session volume 1, 47th Congress, 2nd Session, House Miscellaneous Document 13, page 378 (Daniel McGuckin)
4 1870 US census, Ohio, Montgomery County, Jefferson Township (post office: Soldiers Home), microfilm series M593, film 1248, page 579 = 62 handwritten (Daniel McGuckin)
5 pension index, by name (Daniel McGuckin)
6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (Daniel McGuckin)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched September 2006)]
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| Dwelling-house number | Soldiers Home [illegible word] |
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| Name | McGuckin, Daniel |
| Age | 45 [?] |
| Sex | M |
| Color | W |
| Occupation | Laborer |
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| Birthplace | Ireland |
| Father foreign born | 1 |
| Mother foreign born | 1 |
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| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... | 1 [sic] |