He was 21 years old when he was enlisted (4, 5 [23 in 1863]). He was born in Milton, Pennsylvania (4, 5).
He was a boatman when he was enlisted (4, 5).
He was 5 feet 8-1/2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair (4, 5).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 25 October 1861 (1, 4, 7). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Hall (4). He served as a private in company F (1).
He was relieved from duty in the Pioneer Corps on 15 August 1863 (2).
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer on 24 December 1863 (1, 5). He was enlisted for three years, at Bealton, Virginia, by Lieutenant W H Carpenter (5).
He deserted from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 2 August 1864 (1, 3 [may be 27 Aug 64], 7).
On 31 March 1891, he applied unsuccessfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (6, 7).
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)
2 special order 52, HQ 91st PA, 15 August 1863 (Wm Kritzer)
3 company F, register of deserters, #29 (William Critzer [?])
4 company F, descriptive roll, #22 (William Critzer)
5 company F, second descriptive roll, #7 (William Critzer)
6 pension index, by name (William Critzer)
7 pension index, by regiment (William Critzer)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched December 2006)]