He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 5, 9). He was born on 21 [?] June 1847 (9). He was 18 years old when he was enlisted (4, 5, 6).
He was a laborer when he was enlisted (4, 5, 6).
He was 5 feet 6-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and auburn hair (4, 5, 6).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 1 January 1864 in the 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10). He was enlisted for three years, at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, by Captain Bolenies [?] or Beleucius [?] (4, 5, 6). He served in company M (10). He was mustered in as a private, at Lancaster, Pennsylvania (5).
He was promoted to musician (5).
He was transferred from company L of the 62nd Pennsylvania to the 91st on 20 July 1864 (1, 5). On 21 July 1864, he, and the other members of companies L and M of the 62nd Pennsylvania, were assigned to company G (2). On 22 July 1864, they were transferred to company K, following brigade orders to assign them to the smallest company (3). He was then present, as a musician (3). He served as a musician in company K (1).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 5, 7 [4 Jul 65], 10).
In 1869/70, he married Mary A [unknown surname] (9). In 1900, she had had ten children, four of whom were still alive (9).
In 1890, he was living in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (7).
On 19 June 1891, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (8, 10).
In 1900, he was living at 864 North Prince, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his wife Mary, his daughter Minnie, and his son William (9). He was a slater, and had been out of work for six months in the previous year (9).
On 22 [?] June 1909, he again applied for a pension (10).
He died in 1911 (10).
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) (Edward D Garden)
2 special order 65, HQ 91st PA, 21 July 1864 (Edward J Garden)
3 special order 66, HQ 91st PA, 22 July 1864 (Edward D Garden)
4 company K, third descriptive roll (Edward D Garden)
5 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 18 May 2005 (Edward D Garden)
6 company K, fourth descriptive roll (Edward D Garden)
7 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Lancaster, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 196, page 2 (Edward D Garden)
8 pension index, by name (Edward D Garden)
9 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Lancaster, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 73, microfilm series T623, film 1424, page 300 A = 1 handwritten (Edward Garden)
10 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company K (Edward D Garden)
| line | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| street | North Prince | |||
| house number | 864 | |||
| dwelling number | 5 | |||
| family number | 5 | |||
| name | Garden Edward | " Mary A | " Minnie M | " William M |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| birth date | June 21 [?] 1847 | Sept 25 1850 | Jan 7 1882 | Feb 13 1886 |
| age | 52 | 49 | 18 | 14 |
| married? | M | M | S | S |
| # years married | 30 | 30 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 10 | |||
| # of children living | 4 | |||
| birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " |
| father's birthplace | Scotland | Germany | Penna | " |
| mother's birthplace | United States | Germany | Penna | " |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Slater | Dressmaker | Clerk (Store) | |
| # months not employed | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| # months in school | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | R | |||
| free or mortgaged | ||||
| farm/house | H | |||
| # of farm schedule | ||||