He was 28 when he enlisted (3 [31 in 1863], 8, 12 [28 in 1860]). He was born in Bucks [?] County [?], Pennsylvania (3, 8 [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania], 12).
In 1860, he was living in ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (12). He was living with Samuel Griffith and others (12). He was an iron moulder (12).
When he enlisted, he was a moulder (3, 8).
He was 5 feet 7-1/2 inches tall, had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (3, 8 [5'8"]).
He was enrolled and mustered into service as a private in company E on 20 August 1861 (1, 8). He was mustered in by Colonel Reiff (3).
In March 1862, he was promoted to sergeant for soldierly appearance (3) (or perhaps soldierly conduct, 4).
On 1 January 1863, he was promoted to first sergeant for soldierly conduct in late battle, replacing Baker, who had been promoted (3, 4, 8).
He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg, as a sergeant (5).
He was at Camp Convalescent, Alexandria, Virginia, on 8 September 1863, when Lieutenant Colonel Sinex asked for his return (6).
On 6 October 1863, he returned from hospital (7).
He re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer (1), on 24 December 1863, at Bealton, Virginia (3, 8). He was enlisted for 3 years by Lt Carpenter [perhaps William H Carpenter, lt, co K] (3).
He was wounded on 18 June 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia (1), by being shot in the left temple while charging the enemy (2). He died on 23 June 1864 of those wounds (1, 2, 3, 8, 9).
He was buried at City Point, Virginia (1, 11).
On 26 January 1865, company E published resolutions mourning his death (and fifteen others), and sympathizing with their families (10).
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)
3 company E descriptive roll, number 7 (Louis Brophy)
4 list of non-commissioned officers, company E
5 Pennsylvania Memorial, 91st Pennsylvania plaque, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Lewis Brophy)
6 letter, 8 September 1863, Sinex to Marvin
7 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 6 October 1863 (Sergt Brophy)
8 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 5 May 2004 (Lewis Brophy)
9 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 29 June 1864 (Sergt Brophy)
10 'Headquarters company E', Philadelphia Inquirer 26 January 1865 page 5 (Lewis Brophy)
11 'Our illustrious dead', Philadelphia Inquirer 20 July 1865 page 2 (L Brophy)
12 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 1, microfilm series M653, film 1151, page 445 = 185 handwritten (Lewis Brophey)
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the pension index by name (searched March 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the 1890 veteran's census (searched June 2007)]
| line | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Dwelling number | 1319 | ||||||||||
| Family number | 1510 | ||||||||||
| Name | Samuel Griffith | Rebecca " | John " | Samuel " | Anne " | Sarah " | Rebecca " | William " | William McIlvain | Lewis Brophey | Charles Davis |
| Age | 42 | 35 | 20 | 17 [could be 14 or 19] | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 28 | 15 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | f | f | f | m | m | m | m |
| Color | |||||||||||
| Occupation | hotel keeper | Butcher | " " | Iron moulder | " | Butcher | |||||
| Value of real estate owned | |||||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 300 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Penn | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | Ireland | Penn | N Jersey |
| Married within year | |||||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |