He was 32 years old when he was enlisted (5, 7 [17 (?) in 1850], 8 [34 at death in 1863]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7, 8).
In 1850, he was living in ward 4, Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with John and Mary Ogden (presumably his parents), and with Eliza and John Ogden (presumably his siblings) (7). He was a cabinetmaker (7).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 9 January 1862 (1, 5). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5). He was mustered in as a private, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5). He served as a private in company D (1).
He was discharged at Washington, DC, on surgeon's certificate of disability on 21 or 27 November 1862 (1 [27 Nov], 4 [21 Nov], 5 [21 Nov]).
He applied unsuccessfully for a pension on 2 January 1863 (3, 6).
On 26 December 1863, he died, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of phthisis (2, 8). He was single (8). He was a varnisher (8). He died at, or was buried from 1505 Carlton Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 98). On 31 December 1863, he was buried in Philadelphia National Cemetery (2 [Philadelphia National Cemetery], 8 [Odd Fellows Cemetery]).
His mother, Mary Ogden, applied successfully for a pension on 17 November 1865 (3, 6).
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 Philadelphia National Cemetery, interment index, searched 8 Nov 2000
3 Veterans' Administration. Pension index, by name. (Searched 12 Jan 2001, on <www.ancestry.com>.) (Edward Ogden)
4 company D, register of men discharged, entry 17 (Edward Ogden)
5 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 10 August 2004 (Edward Odgen [sic])
6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company D (Edward Ogden)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Spring Garden, ward 4, microfilm series M432, film 819, page 79 verso = 158 handwritten (Edwd Ogden)
8 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 29 December 1863 (Edward Ogden)
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the 1890 veteran's census (searched May 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him in RootsWeb WorldConnect (accessed 13 June 2009)]
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Dwellings visited | 144 | ||||
| Families visited | 162 | ||||
| Name | John Ogden | Mary do | Edwd do | Eliza do | John do |
| Age | 40 | 39 | 17 [?] | 16 | 2 |
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| Occupation of males over 15 years | Cabinet maker | Cabinet maker | |||
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| Birthplace | do [sc. Pa] | do | do | do | do |
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