He was 30 years old when he was enlisted (3, 5 [46 in 1880]). He was born in Pennsylvania (5).
He was drafted (1, 3). He was mustered into service as a private on 28 February 1865, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (1, 2). He served in company F (1).
He was discharged near Washington DC by special order on 29 April 1865 or on 15 May 1865 (1, 2 [29 Apr], 3 [8 May 64 (sic)]).
On 30 September 1879, he applied unsuccessfully for a pension (4, 6).
In 1880, he was living in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with his wife Martha and daughter (5). He was a farmer (5).
On 21 [?] July 1890, his widow, Martha Cline, applied unsuccessfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (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) (John B Cline)
2 company F, register of men discharged (John B Cline)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 19 January 2005 (John B Cline)
4 pension index, by name (John B Cline)
5 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 43, microfilm series T9, film 1085, page 41 C = 27 handwritten (John B Cline)
6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (John B Cline)
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the 1890 veterans' census (accessed December 2009)]
| line | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| street name | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling visit # | 241 | ||
| family visit # | 265 | ||
| name | Cline John B | - Martha | - Seta [???] M |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F |
| age | 46 | 42 | 17 |
| month born if born in year | |||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |
| widowed/divorced | |||
| married during year | |||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | |
| months unemployed | |||
| currently ill? | |||
| blind | |||
| deaf/dumb | |||
| idiotic | |||
| insane | |||
| disabled | |||
| school this year | |||
| can't read | |||
| can't write | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa |