He was 18 years old when he was enlisted (3, 5). He was born in Bedford [County], Pennsylvania (5).
He was a plasterer (3, 5).
He was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, gray eyes, and dark hair (3, 5).
He was a substitute (1, 3, 5). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 7 October 1864 (1, 3, 5). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (3, 5). His enlistment was credited to the 16th congressional district (3, 5). He served in company B (1).
On 27 April 1865, he was promoted to corporal, effective 1 April 1865 (2).
He was "to be charged"--perhaps for lost equipment, when the regiment mustered out (4).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1). He was then a corporal (1).
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 Long)
2 special order 25, HQ 91st PA, 27 April 1865 (Imanuel Long)
3 company B, [second] descriptive roll, entry 65 (Emanuel Long)
4 list of men who owed money [?], page 2, number 5 (Emanuel Long)
5 company B, [third] descriptive roll, entry 25 (Emanuel Long)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched March 2007)]