He was born in Ireland (2, 3). He was 24 years old when he was enlisted (2, 3 [52 in ?1892]).
He was a mine[r] when he was enlisted (2).
He was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and light hair (2).
He also served in the 5th US Artillery (3, 4, 5). He served for 36 months (3).
He was a substitute (1). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 27 February 1865 (1, 2, 5). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Bowen (2). He served as a private in company I (1).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 2, 5). He had served for four months (3).
On 18 May 1877, he applied successfully for a pension (4, 5).
On 8 February 1892, he was admitted to the National Soldiers Home (3). He was admitted from Pennsylvania (3). He had rheumatism (3). He was receiving a pension of $4 per month (3).
He was discharged from the Southern Branch of the National Soldiers Home on 15 January 1894 (3).
On 11 [?] March 1911, he again applied for a pension (5).
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) (James Conden)
2 company I, descriptive roll, #52 (James Condon)
3 Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1894. Serial Set volume 3329, session volume 3, 53rd Congress, 3rd Session. House Miscellaneous Document 27 (in 2 parts). Page 747. (James Condon)
4 pension index, by name (James Condon)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (James Condon)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched September 2006)]