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David Irvine

Before the war

He was 30 years old when he was enlisted (3). (If I have located the correct death certificate, he was 27, and born in Ireland (5).)

During the war

He was enlisted and mustered into service on 11 September 1861 (1, 3). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was mustered in as a private, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He served as a private in company D (1).

He died of "cramp colic", at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 9 or 20 October 1861 (1 [20 Oct], 2 [9 Oct], 3 [20 Oct]). If I have located the correct death certificate, he died on 3 October 1861, of natural causes, and was buried on 5 October 1861, in Odd Fellows' Cemetery.

After the war

On 22 May 1863, his mother, Mary Irvin, applied successfully for a pension (4, 6).

Sources

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) (David Irvine)

2 company D, register of deaths (David Irvine)

3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 9 August 2004 (David Irvine)

4 pension index, by name (David Irvin)

5 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3 October 1861 (David Erwin)

6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company D (David Irvin)

[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veteran's census (searched May 2007)]

[possible death certificate]

[death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, David Erwin, 3 October 1861]
[this was the only plausible death certificate I found in the index on www.familysearch.org (searched 11 Oct 2008)]
RETURN OF A DEATH,
IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Coroner's CERTIFICATE.
1. Name of Deceased, David Erwin
2. Colour, White
3. Sex, Male
4. Age, 27 Years
5. Single
6. Date of Death, October 3" 1861
7. Cause of Death, Natural causes
Anthony Conrad, Coroner
UNDERTAKER'S CERTIFICATE, IN RELATION TO DECEASED
8. Occupation, Soldier U.S. Army
9. Place of Birth, Ireland
10. When a Minor, Name of Father, [blank] Name of Mother, [blank]
11. Ward, 15th Ward
12. Street and Number, Olive [?] East of 18th
13. Date of Burial Oct 5th 1861
14. Place of Burial O F Cem
J M Hall UNDERTAKER
Residence, 1313 Vine St.

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