He was 35 years old when he enlisted (3, 5 [51 in 1880]). He was born in Cambria County, Pennsylvania (3, 5).
When he enlisted, he was a farmer (3, 5).
He was 5 feet 6-1/2 inches tall, and had a florid complexion, blue eyes, and sandy hair (3).
He was drafted (1, 3). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 21 September 1864 (1, 3). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (3). He served as a private in company G (1).
He was discharged at Chester, Pennsylvania, on 15 June 1865 by general order, War Department (1, 2).
On 27 June 1873, he applied successfully for a pension (4, 6).
In 1880, he was living in Juniata Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with his wife Mary, and his children Charlotte, Harry, and Abraham (5). He was a farmer (5).
On 23 August 1886, his widow, Mary A Amigh, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (4, 6).
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 G, register of men discharged, #55 (John G Amight)
3 company G, second descriptive roll, [#37] (John G Aemigh [descriptive list has 'Hamick' (?)])
4 pension index, by name (John G Amigh)
5 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Juniata Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 171, microfilm series T9, film 1103, page 391 = 7 C handwritten (John G Amigh)
6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (John G Amigh)
[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched April 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him on Rootsweb WorldConnect (searched June 2007)]
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| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |