Bates (1) has Christian
He was 26 years old when he enlisted (2, 3 [27]). He was born in Germany (2).
He was a miner (2).
He was 5 feet 6 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair (2).
He also served in company E of the 6th Pennsylvania Infantry (4, 5, 6).
He was a substitute (1). He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private for one year, on 22 March 1865, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3, 4). He was enlisted and mustered into service by Captain Bowan (2). He served as a private in company E (1).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 3, 4).
In 1890, he was living in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (6).
On 9 September 1890, he successfully applied for a pension, from Pennsylvania (4, 5).
He died on 12 April 1902 (4).
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)
2 Company E descriptive roll, entry 172 (Christian Brandt)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 17 May 2004 (Christian Brank)
4 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company E (Christian Brang)
5 pension index, by name (Christian Brang [sic])
6 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill, Pottsville, supervisor's district 4, enumeration district 219, page 1 (image 9 of 44 on Ancestry) (Christopher [sic] Brang [sic])
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched March 2007)]