He was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania (4). He was 30 years old when he was enlisted (4).
He was a wagonmaker when he was enlisted (4).
He was 5 feet 10 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, gray eyes, and dark hair (4).
He was drafted from the sixteenth congressional district (1, 4). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 21 September 1864 (1, 4, 5, 7). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (4). He served as a private in company F (1).
He was discharged near Washington DC by general order on 1 June 1865 (1, 3, 5 [6 Jun], 7).
On 12 September 1887, he applied successfully from Maryland for a pension (6, 7).
In 1890, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (5). He received a pension for pain and soreness in his feet (5).
He was buried in the Mount Hope Graveyard, in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (2).
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) (Emanuel Johnson)
2 message, from David and Carol Eddleman, 24 October 2002, on PABEDFOR list at <www.rootsweb.com>, transcribing burial list from the Bedford Inquirer, 22 May 1908 (Emanuel Johnson)
3 company F, register of men discharged (Emanuel Jhonson)
4 company F, second descriptive roll, #46 (Emanuel Johnson)
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 89, page 1 (Emanuel Johnson)
6 pension index, by name (Emanuel Johnson)
7 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (Emanuel Johnson)