He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was 37 years old when he was enlisted (4).
He was a quary[worker?] when he was enlisted (3).
He was 6 feet tall, and had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair (3, 4).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 2 December 1861 (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Black (3, 4). He was mustered in at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a private in company H (1, 4). He had gun number 639 (3).
He deserted on 8 October 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland (1, 2, 3, 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) (John Mann)
2 company H, register of deserters, #12 (John Mann)
3 company H, descriptive roll, #95 (John Mann)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 9 March 2005 (John Mann)