He was 31 years old when he was enlisted (3). He was born in New York (3).
He had some connection to Richland, Oswego County, New York (4).
He was a harness [maker] (?) when he was enlisted (3).
He was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, dark b[lue?] eyes, and black hair (3).
He was enlisted and mustered into service in company H of the 3rd New York Volunteer Infantry on 14 October 1861 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Oneida County, New York, by Captain Pease (?) (3).
He was transferred to the 91st Pennsylvania by order (3). He served as a private in company G of the 91st (1).
He died on 25 April 1862 (or perhaps 26 April 1862), at Indiana Hospital, in Washington DC, of injuried received in a fall (1 [26 Apr], 2 [25 Apr], 3 [25 (?) Apr], 4 [1 Apr 1862]). He was buried in the Military Asylum Cemetery (1).
On 20 February 1865, a minor dependent successfully applied for a pension (5).
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) (John Howell)
2 company G, register of deaths (John Howell)
3 company G, descriptive roll, #83 (John Howell)
4 "Civil War soldiers from the town of Richland", based on History of Oswego County, NY, 1789-1877 (Everett & Feriss, 1878) (copyright 2001, viewed October 2006) (John Howell)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (John Howell)