He was 29 years old when he was enrolled (4, 5 [35 in 1864], 7 [35 in 1864]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 5, 7).
He was a shipbuilder (4, 5, 7). He was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he was enrolled (4).
He was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, gray eyes, and gray hair (4, 5, 7).
He was enlisted and mustered into service as a private on 1 November 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Bowman (3). He served as a private in company B (1).
On 23 February 1863, he returned to the regiment from duty at Windmill Point Hospital (2).
He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg (8).
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer on 30 March 1864, at Warrenton, Virginia (1, 4, 5, 7). He was enlisted for three years by Lieutenant Shipley, and mustered by Captain Barnard (5, 7).
He was wounded at North Anna, Virginia (1, 4).
He is named on a list of men who were "to be charged" or "not to be charged"--perhaps for lost equipment, when the regiment mustered out--but the list does not say whether he was to be charged (6).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 4).
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) (Joseph Keen)
2 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 23 Feb 63 (Private Keen)
3 company B, descriptive roll, entry 29 (Joseph Keen)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 31 May 2004 (Joseph Keen; rolls have 'Keane')
5 company B, [second] descriptive book, entry 17 (Joseph Keen)
6 list of men who owed money [?], page 2, number 15 (Jos Keen)
7 company B, [third] descriptive roll, entry 39 (Joseph Keen)
8 Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Joseph Keen)
[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry index to the pension index by name (searched March 2007)]