He was 42 years old when he was enlisted (2).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 19 October 1861 (1, 2, 3). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He was mustered in, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a private in company I (1, 2).
He was discharged on 5 November 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2, 3).
On 12 November 1862, he applied unsuccessfully for a pension (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) (Patrick Conway)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 28 March 2005 (Patrick Conway [rolls have 'Conoway'])
3 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (Patrick Canway [sic])
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched January 2007)]