He was 24 years old when he was enlisted (4 [muster-out roll has '30']).
He was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he was enlisted (4).
He was 6 feet tall, and had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair (4).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 24 November 1861 (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4). He was mustered in as a private in company K, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 4).
He deserted on 25 November 1861 at Camp Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3).
He was transferred on 24 December 1861 to company H (1, 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) (Andrew Bloom)
2 company H, register of deserters, #13 (Andrew Bloom)
3 company H, descriptive roll, #85 (Andrew Bloom)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 9 March 2005 (Andrew Bloom)
5 company K, list of men transferred, #1 (Andrew Bloom)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched March 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veteran's census (searched June 2007)]