He was 20 years old when he was enlisted (3). He was born in Dublin (probably the Dublin in Bucks County, Pennsylvania) (3). He may be the Robert Mervine born around 1847 to George Parker Mervine and Mary Ada [unknown surname] (6).
He was 5 feet 7-1/2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair (3).
He was a substitute (1, 4). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 28 March 1865 (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted for one year, at Norristown, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yerkes (3, 4). He served as a private in company C (1).
He died on 29 May 1865, at Washington, DC (1). He was buried on 30 May 1865 at Alexandria National Cemetery, Alexandria Virginia, grave 3,181 (1) or plot 2981 (2).
Final statements were sent on 19 June 1865, but the descriptive roll does not say where they were sent (3).
On 25 September 1870, his mother, Mary R Mervine, applied successfully for a pension (5, 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) (Robert Mervins [sic])
2 interment index, Alexandria National Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia (searched 22 November 2000) (Robert Mervine)
3 company C, descriptive roll, entry 145 (Robert Mervine [sic])
4 company C, untitled list, probably of status at muster out, entry 96 (Robert Mervine)
5 pension index, by name (Robert L [sic] Mervine)
6 e-mail, Jim Mervin, March 2007
7 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company C (Robert L Mervine)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veteran's census (searched May 2007)]