He was 29 years old when he enlisted (2, 4). He was born in Holland, Germany (2).
He was a wood cutter [??] (2).
He was 5 feet 5 inches tall, had a dark complexion, dark eyes [sic], and dark hair (2, 4).
He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private in company E on 24 August 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for three years (1, 2, 4). He was enlisted by Captain Lentz, and mustered into service by Colonel Reiff (2).
He deserted on 10 February 1862, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3, 4 [Washington DC]).
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 descriptive roll, company E, entry 34 (Henry Fry)
3 register of deserters, company E, entry 11
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 24 May 2004 (Henry Frye)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched February 2007)]