He was 25 years old when he was enlisted (5, 6, 7 [28]). He was born in Devon, Ireland (5 [Down], 6).
He was a guilder (6).
He was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and black hair (5, 6).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 12 September 1861 (1 [mustered in 26 November 1861], 5, 7). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Sinex (5, 7). He was mustered in service as a private, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Starr (5, 7). He served in company D (1).
He was promoted to corporal on 8 October 1861 (4 [sic]).
He was reduced to the ranks on 9 January 1862 (4).
He was wounded in the leg on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia (1, 7, 8).
He was at Camp Convalescent, Alexandria, Virginia, on 8 September 1863, when Lieutenant Colonel Sinex asked for his return (2).
He deserted at Alexandria, Virginia (3). He was arrested by the military authorities, and returned to the regiment, on 27 February 1864 [?] (3).
According to the descriptive roll, he was "ordered to be reported discharged by order of Lt Col Eli G Sellers commanding 91st P[ennsylvania] V[olunteers]" (6). He was discharged on 11 December 1865 by general order (1, 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)
2 letter, Sinex to Marvin, 8 September 1863
3 company D, register of deserters (Charles H Neide)
4 company D, list of non-commissioned officers (Charles H Neide)
5 company D, descriptive roll, entry 20 (Charles H Neide)
6 company D, second descriptive roll, entry 51 (Chas H Neide)
7 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 4 August 2004 (Charles H Neide)
8 'The Battles of Fredericksburg: further list of wounded', Philadelphia Inquirer 12 May 1863, page 4 (Charles H Neide)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched December 2006)]