He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was 18 years old when he was enlisted (3).
He was a huck[ster] when he was enlisted (3).
He was 5 feet 2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (3).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 29 October 1861 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Captain Casner, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was mustered in as a private in company K, by Lieutenant Hall (1, 3).
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer (1).
He was discharged at Chester Hospital on 8 August 1864 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2 [12 Aug], 4).
On 2 December 1864, he unsuccessfully 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) (John Dortt)
2 company K, register of men discharged, #21 (John Dortt)
3 company K, descriptive roll (John Dorit)
4 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 12 August 1864 (John Dort)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company K (John Dortt)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched December 2006)]