He was 19 years old when he enlisted in 1864 (2, 5 [14 in 1860]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2, 5).
In 1860, he was living in the 16th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with George Ginther (presumably his father) (5).
When he was enlisted, he was a molder (2).
He was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, gray eyes, and brown hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 12 January 1864 (1, 2). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Stretch (2). He served as a private in company A (1).
He died of typhus fever on 8 May 1865, on David's Island, New York Harbor (1, 2). He was buried on 10 May 1865 (1).
On 25 May 1865, his mother, Susan Ginther, applied successfully for a pension (3, 4).
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) (David Ginther)
2 company A descriptive roll, entry 112 (David Ginther)
3 pension index, by regiment (David Ginther)
4 pension index, by name (David Ginther)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, 16th ward, microfilm series M653, film 1166, page 440 = 214 handwritten (David Ginther)
I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched October 2005)
| line | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Dwelling number | 1510 | ||||||
| Family number | 1790 | ||||||
| Name | George Ginther | William " | Joseph " | George " | David " | May F " | Hannah Williamson |
| Age | 64 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 35 |
| Sex | M | M | M | M | M | F | F |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation | Victualler | Clerk | Appr [illegible] | Do " | Domestic | ||
| Value of real estate owned | |||||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | ||||||
| Place of birth | Pa | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | N. Jersey |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |