He was 38 years old when he enlisted in 1861 (3).
He had a light complexion, light eyes, and light hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 22 October 1861 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Murphy (3). He served as a private in company A (1).
He deserted on 21 November 1861 (2).
He was discharged by sentence of general court martial (1). (According to (2) and (3), he was drummed out of camp.)
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) (Jacob Buck)
2 register of deserters in company A (Jacob Buck)
3 company A descriptive book, entry 68 (Jacob Buck)
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the 1890 veterans' census]
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the pension index by name (searched April 2006)]
[The National Archives was not able to find a court martial record for him (searched November 2009)]