He was born in Pennsylvania (2). He was 19 years old when he was enlisted (2).
He was a bar keep[er] when he was enlisted (2).
He was 5 feet 1-1/2 inches tall, and had a florid complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair (2).
He was a substitute (1, 2). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 27 March 1865 (1, 2, 3). He was enlisted for one year, at Pottsville, Pennsylvania, by Captain Bowen (2). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3).
On 8 December 1891, he applied successfully for a pension (3).
He again applied for a pension on 28 February 1907 (3).
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) (John Clemmence)
2 company H, descriptive roll, #166 (John Clemmence)
3 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (John Clemens)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched April 2006)]
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name cards (searched April 2006)]