He was 27 years old when he enlisted in 1861 (4, 7 [30 in 1860]). He was born in Abershrice [or Abershrill??] France (4, 7 [Baden]).
In 1860, he was living in the 19th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was a laborer, and owned $300 in personal property (7). He was living with his (presumed) wife Ann and (presumed) daughter Catharine (7).
His brother Stephen Godfrey also served in the 91st; their sister Phillipine, married William Knapp (9).
When he was enlisted, he was a cab[inet] maker (4).
He was 5 feet 6 inches tall, and had a light complexion, gray eyes, and light hair (4).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 20 August 1861 (1, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Starr (4). He served as a private in company A (1).
He was killed on 13 December 1862, at Fredericksburg, Virginia (1, 3, 4). He was then a private (1, 3).
On 20 March 1863, his widow, Anna Godfrey, applied successfully for a pension (5, 6).
In 1870, his widow [?] Anna Godfrey was living in the 18th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8). She was keeping house, and owned $500 in personal property (8). She was living with her presumed children Kate and Joseph, and two other people (probable boarders or lodgers) (8).
On 13 [illegible] 1873, his minor dependent, Mary A Habey [?], applied successfully for a pension (5, 6).
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) (Amos Godfrey)
2 Thomas Walter, 'Personal recollections and experiences of an obscure soldier', Grand Army Scout and Soldiers' Mail volume 3, number 38, page 2.
3 company A register of deaths (Amos Godfrey)
4 company A descriptive roll, entry 24 (Amos Godfrey)
5 pension index, by regiment (Amos Godfrey)
6 pension index, by name (Amos Godfrey)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19th ward, microfilm series M653, film 1169, page 28 = 28 handwritten (Amos Godfrey)
8 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 18th ward, microfilm series M593, film 1403, page 428 = 205 handwritten (Anna Godfrey)
9 e-mail, Sue Chiaverini, 16 January 2007
10 widow's pension certificate file, cross-reference (available at Footnote (viewed January 2009)) (Amos Godfrey)
I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched October 2005)
| line | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Dwelling number | 203 | ||
| Family number | 227 | ||
| Name | Amos Godfrey | Ann " | Catharine " |
| Age | 30 | 26 | 5 |
| Sex | m | f | f |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | Laborer | ||
| Value of real estate owned | |||
| Value of personal estate | 300 | ||
| Place of birth | Baden | Phila | " |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Dwelling-house number | 1489 | ||||
| Family number | 1721 | ||||
| Name | Godfrey Anna | - Kate | - Joseph | Wright Christian | Hugart Margret |
| Age | 32 | 15 | 13 | 72 | 41 |
| Sex | F | F | M | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Keeping house | Huckster | L Shoemaker | Huckster | |
| Real estate value | |||||
| Personal estate value | 500 | 600 | 600 | ||
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | |||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||
| Birth month if born within year | |||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | ||||
| Can't read | 1 | ||||
| Can't write | 1 | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |