He was 19 years old when he enlisted in 1864 (3). He was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (3).
He was a boatman (3).
He was 4 feet 11-5/8 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and black hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 14 January 1864 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Stretch (3). He served as a private in company A (1).
He was wounded on 12 May 1864 at Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia (1, 3). He died on 20 May 1864 of those wounds (1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
He was buried at the National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia (1, 5).
The regiment sent a final statement to the Adjutant General's Office on 25 June 1865 (3).
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) (Frank Miller)
2 Thomas Walter, 'Personal recollections and experiences of an obscure soldier', Grand Army Scout and Soldiers' Mail volume 3, number 46, page 2.
3 company A descriptive roll, entry 115 (Frank Miller)
4 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 9 June 1864 (Pri Miller)
5 Veterans' cemeteries, on <www.ancestry.com> (searched 31 Mar 2005) (Frank Miller)
6 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Inquirer 8 June 1864 page 3 (Frank Miller)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census]
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched April 2006)]