He was born in Scotland (8). He was 39 years old when he was enlisted (8, 9 [35; muster-out roll has 41]).
He was a weaver when he was enlisted (9).
He was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and black hair (8, 9).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 11 November 1861 (1, 8, 9). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8, 9). He was mustered in as a private in company H, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 9). He had rifle number 74 [??] (8).
On 9 October 1863, he was reported regained from missing in action (4).
Charges were brought against him at some point; on 19 November 1863, Gregory reported that he had been held by the provost marshall guard after his arrest, until the physician ordered him returned to the regiment because of illness (3).
He re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer on 26 December 1863, at Bealton, Virginia (1, 9).
He was wounded on 18 June 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia (1, 7, 8, 9). He died on 19 June 1864 of those wounds (1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9).
He was buried in the National Cemetery at City Point, section D, division 1, grave 147 (1; 2 has section E; 9). The Record of the Federal Dead lists him as being originally buried on Prince George Road, one-half mile east of Meade Station; other soldiers from this same area were moved to Poplar Grove Cemetery, but most of them are now listed as unknown soldiers at Poplar Grove (5, 10).
On 30 August 1864, his widow, Margaret Hood, applied successfully for a pension (11, 13).
On 12 April 1869, a minor dependent, M Taylor, applied successfully for a pension (11, 13).
In 1890, he was living in Landis, Cumberland County, New Jersey (12).
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)
2 City Point National Cemetery, interment index (searched 26 November 2000)
3 letter, Gregory to Marvin, 19 November 1863
4 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 9 October 1863 (Private Hood)
5 Poplar Grove Cemetery records (thanks to Elizabeth Dinger-Glisan for the information!) (James Hood)
6 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 29 June 1864 (Pri Hood)
7 company H, register of deaths (James Hood)
8 company H, descriptive roll, #59 (James Hood)
9 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 7 March 2005 (James Hood)
10 'Our illustrious dead', Philadelphia Inquirer 20 July 1865 page 2 (James Hood)
11 pension index, by name (James Hood)
12 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, New Jersey, Cumberland County, Landis, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 39 (James Hood)
13 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (James Hood)