He was 21 years old when he was enlisted (2).
He also served in company A of the 30th US Infantry (3, 4).
He was drafted (1, 2). He was mustered into service in the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry on 15 July 1863 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 4). He served in company G of the 118th Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3).
He was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, on 5 May 1865 (2).
He was transferred from the 118th Pennsylvania to the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 2). He served as a private, and was not assigned to a company, in the 91st Pennsylvania (1).
He was discharged on 22 September 1865 (1, 2, 4).
On 8 February 1875, he successfully applied for a pension (3, 4).
He died in 1908 (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) (Jacob Hause)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 30 May 2005 (Jacob Hause)
3 pension index, by name (Jacob Hause)
4 pension index, by regiment, 118th PA Infantry, company G (Jacob Hause)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched 22 May 2007)]