He was 18 years old when he was enlisted (2). He was born in Pennsylvania (2).
He was a far[mer] (2).
He was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and red hair (2).
He was a substitute (1). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 21 March 1865 (1, 2). He was enlisted for one year, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Lloyd (2). He served as a private in company C (1).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (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) (John Cupless)
2 company C, descriptive roll, entry 166 (John Cupples)
[I did not find an entry for him in the ancestry index to the pension index by name (searched December 2006)