He was 41 years old when he was enlisted (2). He was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (2).
He was a water[man] (2).
He was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and light hair (2).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 4 February 1864 (1, 2, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Burke (2, 3). He served as a private in company C (1).
He was transferred on 2 May 1864 to the US Navy (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) (Daniel Mattix)
2 company C, descriptive roll, entry 117 (Daniel E Mattix)
3 company C, untitled list, probably of status at muster out, entry 72 (Daniel Mattix)
4 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 2 May 1864 (Pri Mattix)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched April 2006)]
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched April 2006)]