He was 24 years old when he was enlisted (5). He was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (5).
He was a wheelw[right] when he was enlisted (5).
He was 5 feet 9-3/4 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair (5).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 17 September 1861 (1, 4, 5). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Smith (5). He was mustered into service as second corporal (4). He served in company G (1).
He was promoted to fifth sergeant on 1 May 1862 (4).
He died of typhoid fever on 6 November 1862 at Sharpsburg, Maryland (1, 2 [9 Nov], 3 [6 Nov], 4 [6 Nov], 5 [6 Nov]). He was a sergeant when he died (1, 4). He was buried in the Lower Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, in Eagleville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (2).
His belongings were inventoried on 25 November 1862 (3).
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) (Nathan Heyser)
2 Lower Providence Baptist Church Cemetery records, on http://www.thefinalwalt.com (thanks to Amy Waltz!) (Nathan Heyser)
3 company G, register of deaths (Nathan Heyser)
4 company G, list of non-commissioned officers (Nathan Heyser)
5 company G, descriptive roll, entry 7 (Nathan Heyser)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched February 2007)]