He was 23 years old when he was enrolled (2, 6 [65 in ?1895], 7 [55 in ?1895], 8 [60 in 1900], 9 [60 at death in 1900]). He was born in Reading, [Berks County,] Pennsylvania (6, 7, 9).
He also served in the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry (3, 4, 6). He was mustered in in 1861 (4). He was discharged in 1864 (4).
He was enrolled and mustered into service on 27 November 1861 (1, 2, 4). He was enrolled at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He was mustered in as a private at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He served as a private in company B (1).
He was discharged on 16 May 1862 (4; 1 and 2 have "not accounted for").
He may have served again in the 91st from 27 September 1864 to 29 May 1865 (4b).
He served for six months (6, 7).
On 30 June 1876, he successfully applied for a pension (3, 5).
In 1890, he was living at 1 rear 715 Winfield Place, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He had rheumatism (3).
He was admitted to the National Soldiers Home on 25 October 1895 (6, 7). He was admitted from Pennsylvania (6, 7). He had rheumatism (6, 7). He was receiving a pension of $6 per month (6, 7).
In 1896, he was present in the Southern Branch of the National Soldiers Home (6).
On 9 January 1897, he was discharged from the Southern Branch of the National Soldiers Home (7).
He died on 2 May 1900, at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of apoplexy (5, 9). He was married (9). He was a laborer (9). On 3 May 1900, he was buried at Mechanics Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9).
On 9 May 1900, his widow, Joanna Jacobs, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (3, 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) (HAM Jacobs)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 28 June 2004 (HAM Jacobs)
3 pension index, by name (Henry A M Jacobs)
4 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 2 entries: (a) supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 178, page [1] (image 1212 on <www.ancestry.com>), line 6, and (b) supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 178, page [blank] (image 1213 on <www.ancestry.com>), line 1 (Henry A M Jacobs)
5 pension index, by regiment (Henry AM Jacobs)
6 Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1896. Serial Set volume 3516, session volume 40, 54th Congress, 2nd Session, House Document 46. Page 840. (Henry A M Jacobs)
7 Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1897. Serial Set volume 3664, session volume 36, 55th Congress, 2nd Session, House Document 27. Page 750. (Henry M Jacobs)
8 'Official death returns'. Philadelphia Inquirer, 4 May 1900, page 12] (Hy. Jacobs)
9 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 30 April 1900 (Henry A M Jacobs)
[I did not find an entry for him in Rootsweb WorldConnect (searched June 2007)]