He was 44 years old when he was enlisted (2).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 22 October 1861 (1, 2). 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 12 April 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2).
In 1890, he was living at 5109 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was "confined at home with paralysis" (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) (Samuel Ellis)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 28 March 2005 (Samuel Ellis)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 810, page 2 (image 2568 on <www.ancestry.com>) (Samuel Ellis)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched February 2006)]