He was 18 years old when he was enlisted (3). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3).
He was a laborer (3).
He was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair (3).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 8 February 1864 (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Shipley (3). He was mustered in by Lieutenant Hildebrand (3). He served in company D (1).
He was wounded on 5 May 1864 at Wilderness, Virginia (1, 6).
On 3 July 1865, he was promoted to corporal, effective 1 July 1865 (1, 2).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 4 [4 Jul 65]).
On 5 June 1879, he successfully applied for a pension (7).
In 1890, he was living at 2013 Evergreen Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 5). He was a laborer (5).
His widow successfully applied for a pension (7).
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) (William Kushner [sic])
2 special order 39, HQ 91st PA, 3 July 1865 (William Kushner, or perhaps Kreshner or Krishner??)
3 company D, second descriptive roll, entry 42 (William Kushner)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district [1], enumeration district [808], page [2] (image 2563 on <www.ancestry.com>) (William Kirshner)
5 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (William Kirshner)
6 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Inquirer 8 June 1864 page 3 (Wm Krishner [sic])
7 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company D (William Kirshner)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name cards (searched 28 March 2006)]