He was born in Ireland (4). He was 33 years old when he was enlisted (3 [23], 4 [33]).
He was a bootm[aker] when he was enlisted (4).
He was 5 feet 9-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and light hair (4).
He was a substitute (1, 3). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 24 March 1865 (1, 3, 4). He was mustered in as a private, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (3). He was enlisted for one year, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by Captain Foster (4). He served as a private in company I (1).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 4).
The National Archives found no pension file for him (2).
He may be the John Allen Chris Buckingham is studying.
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) (John Allen)
2 e-mail, Chris Buckingham, 5 March 2004
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 6 August 2004 (John Allen)
4 company I, descriptive roll, #44 (John Allen)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 census, veterans' schedules (but some John Allen's had no identifying information) (searched September 2006)]
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched September 2006)]