He was 29 years old when he enlisted (3). He was born in Scotland (3).
He was a plasterer (3).
He was 5 feet 7-1/4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, hazel eyes, and brown hair (3).
He was a substitute (1, 3). He enlisted and was mustered into service for one year, on 30 March 1865, at Norristown, Pennsylvania (1, 3). He was enlisted and mustered into service by Captain Yerkes (3). He served as a private in company E (1).
He was accidentally killed near Alexandria, Virginia, on 23 May 1865 (1), by being run over by a railroad train, which cut off his left arm and leg (2, 5). He was buried in the National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia (1).
His minor dependent, John Carrigan, applied successfully for a pension on 27 February 1867 (4, 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)
2 list of deaths, company E, entry 29 (Francis Carrigan)
3 descriptive roll, company E, entry 183 (Francis Carrigan)
4 pension index, by name (Francis Carrigan)
5 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 25 May 1865 (Francis Carrigan)
6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company E (Francis Carnigan)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veteran's census (searched May 2007)]