He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was 18 years old when he was enlisted (3).
He was 5 feet 6 inches tall, and had a light complexion, light eyes, and light hair (3).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 2 December 1861 (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by C L Zinn (3). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1, 3).
In November 1861, he was discharged at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on writ of habeas corpus, probably because he was a minor (1, 2, 3, 4 [1 Aug 62]).
On 17 April 1906, he applied unsuccessfully for a pension (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) (Daniel M Greenig)
2 company H, register of men discharged, #5 (Daniel M Greenig)
3 company H, descriptive roll, #82 (Daniel M Grennig)
4 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (Daniel M Greenig)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched February 2007)]