He was 17 years old when he was enrolled (3).
In 1860, he was living in Norristown Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with Anna Coulston (presumably his mother), and Lacy [?], Mary, Caroline, and Letilla Coulston (presumably his sisters) (6).
He also served in company C of the 58th Pennsylvania Infantry (4).
He was enrolled and mustered into service as a private on 7 October 1861 (1, 3, 4). He served as a musician in company B (1).
He was discharged on surgeon's certificate (1, 3).
In 1870, he was living in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with Ann (presumably his wife), Lewis (presumably his son), and another person with a different surname (7). He worked in a brickyard, and owned $300 in personal property (7).
On 1 November 1882, he applied unsuccessfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (4, 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) (Har'n K Coulston)
2 company B [first] descriptive roll, entry 19 (Harrison K Coulson) [clearly no 't'] [no information]
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 30 May 2004 (Har'n K Coulston; rolls have 'Harrison Coulson')
4 pension index, by regiment (Harrison K Coulston)
5 pension index, by name (Harrison K Coulston)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Norristown Borough, microfilm series M653, film 1144, page 585 = 87 handwritten (Harrison Coulston)
7 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Norristown, microfilm series M593, film 1378, page 40 = 79 handwritten (Harrison Coulston)
[I did not find an entry for him in the 1890 veterans' census (searched index on <www.ancestry.com>, January 2006)]
| line | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Dwelling number | 646 | |||||
| Family number | 684 | |||||
| Name | Anna L Coulston | Lacy [?] " | Mary " | Caroline " | Letilla " | Harrison " |
| Age | 50 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Sex | f | f | f | f | f | m |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation | Dressmaker | Tailorist | works in factory | |||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | |||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Dwelling-house number | [596] | |||
| Family number | 612 | |||
| Name | Coulston Harrison | - Ann E | -Lewis R | Baker Styles H |
| Age | 28 | 28 | 1 | 70 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Works in Brick Yard | Keeping House | At Home | Works at Tailoring |
| Real estate value | ||||
| Personal estate value | 300 | |||
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | ||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||
| Attended school past year | ||||
| Can't read | ||||
| Can't write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |