He was 37 years old when he was enrolled (4).
He was drafted (1, 4). He was enrolled and mustered into service on 11 March 1865 (1, 4, 5). He was mustered in as a private, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (4). He served as a private in company B (1).
He may have been charged for a lost wrench, tompin, and equipments, perhaps when the regiment mustered out (but the list does not have "to be charged" on his line) (3).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 4, 5).
He successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension on 11 February 1889 (2, 6).
In 1890, he was living in Somerset Borough, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (5). He had kidney problems (5).
He died on 8 May 1900 (6, 7). He was buried in Union Cemetery, Somerset Borough, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (7). He was 72 years, 9 months, and 19 days old (7).
His widow, Juliann Bricker, successfully applied for a pension from Pennsylvania on 11 May 1902 (2, 6).
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) (Samuel Bricker)
2 pension index, by name (Samuel Bricker)
3 list of men who owed money [?] (Sam. Bricker)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 23 June 2004 (Samuel Bricker)
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Borough, supervisor's district 11, enumeration district 23, page 1 (Samuel Bricker)
6 pension index, by regiment (Samuel Bricker)
7 'WPA records of Union Cemetery, Somerset Borough, Somerset County, Pennsylvania', in USGenWeb Archives (viewed April 2007) (Samuel Bricker)