He was 26 years old when he enlisted in 1861 (3).
In 1850, he was living in East Nantineal [?] Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania (4). He was living on a farm (4).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 28 September 1861 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia Pennsylvania, by Captain Dye (3). He served as a private, initially in company A (1).
He was transferred on 4 December 1861 to company I (1, 2, 3).
He was killed on 13 December 1862 at Fredericksburg, Virginia (1).
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) (Newton Collins)
2 register of transfers, company A (Newton Collins)
3 company A descriptive roll, entry 7 (Newton Collins)
4 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Chester County, East Nantineal [?] Township, microfilm series M432, film 766, page 227 (J Newton Collins)
[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry index on to the 1890 veterans' census]
[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry index to the pension index by name (searched April 2006)]
| line | 32 |
| Dwellings visited | [143] |
| Families visited | [146] |
| Name | J Newton Collins |
| Age | 14 |
| Sex | m |
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| Real estate owned | |
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] |
| Married within year | |
| Attended school within year | 1 |
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |