He was born in Ireland (2). He was 28 years old when he was enlisted (2).
He was a miner when he was enlisted (2).
He was 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair (2).
He also served in company H of the 5th US Artillery (3).
He was a substitute (1). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 27 February 1865 (1, 2). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Bowen (2). He served as a private in company I (1).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 2).
On 5 January 1902, his widow successfully applied for a pension (3).
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) (Edward Boyle)
2 company I, descriptive roll, #49 (Edward Boyle)
3 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (Edward Boyle)
[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 veterans' census (searched March 2007) (but an Edward Boyle in Delaware County PA had no identifying information)]