He was 28 years old when he enlisted (3, 4). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3).
He was a chair maker (3).
He was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair (3).
He was a substitute (1, 4). He was enlisted and mustered into service in the 118th Pennsylvania on 13 September 1863 (1 [in 91st?], 3 [in 118th], 4 [in 118th], 5). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia Pennsylvania (3). His enlistment was credited to the fifth congressional district (3). He was mustered in as a private, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4).
He was transferred to the 91st Pennsylvania Infantry (4). He served as a private in company B of the 91st Pennsylvania (1).
A general court martial sentenced him to forfeit four dollars of his pay each month for four months (3).
He was absent on furlough at some point (3).
He may have been charged for a lost cartridge box, cross belt, and gun [?] sling [?], perhaps when the regiment mustered out (2).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 4, 5).
On 12 August 1890, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (5, 6).
He died on 25 January 1906 (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) (Lewis D Bond)
2 list of men who owed money [?] (Lewis D Bond)
3 company B, [third] descriptive roll, entry 104 (Louis D Bond)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 23 June 2004 (Lewis D Bond)
5 pension index, by regiment (Lewis D Bond)
6 pension index, by name (Louis D Bond)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census]