He was 19 years old when he was enlisted (3, 7 [40 in ?1887]). He was born in Pennsylvania (7).
He also served in company D of the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry (6, 9).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 15 March 1864 (1, 2, 5 [10 Mar 64]). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He was mustered in as a private, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He served as a private in company D (1).
He was wounded on 10 May 1864 at Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia (1, 3, 8). He was reported gained as a recruit from the depot, on 9 June 1864 (4).
He was absent, sick, when the regiment mustered out (1, 3). He was discharged on 5 August 1865 (5). He had served for twenty-one months (7). According to the pension index cards, he also served in company C of the 24th Veterans Reserve Corps (6, 9).
On 2 January 1873, he applied successfully for a pension (6, 9).
On 12 March 1887, he was admitted from Pennsylvania to the National Soldiers Home (7). He was wounded in his right arm, and received a pension of $4 per month (7).
He was dropped on 12 March 1887 (7).
In 1890, he was living at the National Soldiers Home, Southern Branch, in Elizabeth City County, Virginia (5). He had a gunshot wound to his right arm (5).
He died in 1906 (9).
On 13 February 1900 [?], his widow, Catherine Black, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (6 [could be 1910], 9).
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 Black)
2 company D, second descriptive roll, entry 17 (John Black) [entry blank except for name]
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 1 August 2004 (John Black)
4 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 9 June 1864 (Pri Black)
5 1890 US census, veterans schedules, Virginia, Elizabeth City County, National Soldiers Home, page 46 (image 44 on <www.ancestry.com>), line 17 (John Black)
6 pension index, by name (John Black)
7 Letter from the President of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, transmitting the report of the Board for the year ending June 30, 1887. Serial Set volume 2565, session volume 1, 50th Congress, 1st Session, House Miscellaneous Document 86, page 221 (John Black)
8 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Inquirer 8 June 1864 page 3 (John Black)
9 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company D (John Black)
[I did not find an entry for him on Rootsweb WorldConnect (searched June 2007)]