He was 42 years old when he was enlisted (8, 9 [44 in 1863], 10 [44 in 1863], 13 [47 in 1860], 16 [60 at death in 1879]). He was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (8, 10, 13).
In 1860, he was living in the 14th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (13). He was a bartender, and owned $200 in personal property (13). He was living with his wife Susan, and (presumed children) Laura, Harry, Maria, Newell, Thomas [?], and Amos (13).
When he enlisted, he was a bookkeeper (8, 9 [clerk], 10). He was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he was enlisted (9).
He was 5 feet 5-1/4 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair (8, 9 [5'6-1/2"], 10).
He was mustered into service on 11 September 1861 (1). He was enlisted on 13 January 1862 (8). (One of those dates is obviously wrong! The Pennsylvania Archives cards have yet another date: 16 December 1861 for both enrollment and mustering (9) :-(.) He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Sinex (8). He was mustered into service by Captain Sellers (8). He served in company D (1).
On 18 March 1863, he returned to duty from being absent sick (4).
He was promoted to corporal when Thomas Hallowell was killed, on 13 December 1862 (7).
He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg (11). He was then a corporal (11).
He was promoted to fifth sergeant on 27 October 1863, replacing William Carpenter (2, 5, 6 [26 Dec 63], 10 [to date from 26 Dec 63]).
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer on 26 December 1863 (1, 10). He was reenlisted for three years, at Bealton, Virginia, by Lieutenant Carpenter (10).
He was promoted, and on 1 January 1864, Isaac Thomas replaced him as fifth sergeant (3).
He was wounded on 18 June 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia (1, 9).
He was mustered in on 26 December 1864, by Lieutenant Swan, but the descriptive roll doesn't say why he was mustered in then (10).
He was absent, in hospital, at muster out (1, 9). He was then a sergeant (1, 15).
On 13 August 1869, he applied successfully for a pension (12, 15).
In 1870, his wife, Susan Mooney, was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (14). She was a dressmaker (14). She was living with (presumably her children) Maria, Newell, Amos, and Mary, and with Jane Smith and her family (14).
In fall 1874, his widow, Susan S Mooney, was living at 1210 Carlisle Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (17).
The Amos Mooney who died on 24 May 1879, at Philadelphia Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of phthisis, is presumably not this Amos Mooney (16).
In the fall of 1879, Susan Mooney was living at 909 Ontario Street (17). Amos H Mooney, a clerk, and Newell F Mooney, a painter, were also living there (17).
On 16 April 1884 [?], his widow, Susan S Mooney, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (12, 15).
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)
2 special order 103, HQ 91st PA, 27 October 1863
3 special order 3, HQ 91st PA, 1 January 1864
4 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 18 March 1863 (Amos Mooney)
5 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 28 October 1863 (Corp Mooney)
6 company D, list of non-commissioned officers (Amos M Mooney [in "reorganization" list])
7 company D, list of non-commissioned officers (Amos M Mooney)
8 company D, descriptive roll, corporals, entry 3 (Amos M Mooney)
9 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 30 July 2004 (Amos M Mooney)
10 company D, second descriptive roll, entry 3 (Amos M Mooney)
11 Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Amos M Mooney)
12 pension index, by name (Amos M Mooney)
13 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 14, microfilm series M653, film 1164, page 107 = 107 handwritten (Amos Mooney)
14 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, microfilm series M593, film 1414, page 417 = 152 handwritten (Susan Mooney)
15 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company D (Amos M Mooney)
16 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 24 May 1879 (Amos M Mooney)
17 1880 Gopsill's Philadelphia city directory, page 1219 (Susan Mooney)
18 1875 Gopsill's Philadelphia city directory, page 1083 (Susan Mooney)
[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched March 2007)]
| line | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwelling number | 684 | |||||||
| Family number | 779 | |||||||
| Name | Amos Mooney | Susan " | Laura " | Harry " | Maria " | Newell " | Thos [??] " | Amos " |
| Age | 47 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 10/12 |
| Sex | f [sic] | f | f | m | f | m | m | m |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Bartender | |||||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | |||||||
| Place of birth | Penna | " | Phila | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Dwelling-house number | 1024 | |||||||||
| Family number | 1147 | 1148 | ||||||||
| Name | Smith Jane | John | Thomas | Ann | Elizabeth | Mooney Susan | Maria | Newell | Ammos [sic] | Mary |
| Age | 40 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 50 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 9 |
| Sex | F | M | M | F | F | F | F | M | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Tailoress | Paper Factory | N. [?] | Dress Maker | " | Apprentice Painter | ||||
| Real estate value | 45,00 [sic] | |||||||||
| Personal estate value | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Ireland | Penn | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Can't read | ||||||||||
| Can't write | 1 | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | ||||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |