He was 35 years old when he enlisted (2).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 20 August 1861 (1, 2). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He was mustered in as a private, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He served as a private in company D (1).
He was discharged on 20 March 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2).
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) (Francis Clapp)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 8 August 2004 (Francis Clapp)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched January 2007)]