He was 37 years old when he enlisted in 1861 (4). He was born in Bavaria, Germany (4).
He was a printer (4).
He was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair (4).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 20 August 1861 as a corporal in company A (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Starr (4).
He was discharged at Alexandria, Virginia, on 9 July 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2, 3, 4). He was then a corporal (1). He may be the Corporal Goldberg who is reported to have been Jewish.
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) (Isaac Goldbecker)
2 Register of men discharged, co.A (Isaac Goldbacker)
3 register of non-commissioned officers, co.A (Isaac Goldbecker)
4 company A descriptive roll, entry 95 (Isaac Goldbecker)
5 Morais, Henry Samuel. The Jews of Philadelphia: their history from the earliest settlements to the present time. A record of events and institutions, and of leading members of the Jewish community in every sphere of activity.. Philadelphia: the Levytype Company, 1894. [Based on a series of articles published in the Philadelphia Public Ledger in 1891.] Page 501. (Corporal Goldberg, company A)
[I did not find him in the Ancestry index to the 1890 veterans' census]
[I did not find him in the Ancestry index to the pension index by name (searched April 2006)]