He was 21 years old when he was enlisted (3). He was born in Norfolk, Virginia (3).
He was 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and black hair (3). He had a wound in his left leg, and scars on his head (3).
He was enlisted and mustered into service in company B on 20 November 1861 (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Keyser (3, 4). He served as a private, initially in company B (1).
He was transferred to company C (1).
He deserted at Washington, DC, on 20 April 1862 (1, 4) or 1 June 1862 (2, 3). (1 June may be the date he was reported deserted.)
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 Lindsay)
2 company C, register of deserters, number 8 (David Lindsay)
3 company C, descriptive roll, entry 102 (David Lindsay)
4 company C, untitled list, probably of status at muster out, entry 118 (David Lindsey)
[The Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 28 June 2004, has a card for him in company B, which only refers to a company C card, which I could not find]
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched March 2007)]