He was 18 years old when he was enlisted (5, 6 [20 in 1863], 10 [36 in 1880]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5, 6, 10).
He was a farmer when he was enlisted (5, 6).
He was 5 feet 6-3/8 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and sandy hair (5, 6 [5'7", brown hair]).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 1 December 1861 (1, 5). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Diehl (5). He initially served as a private in company K (1).
He was transferred on 24 December 1861 to company G (1, 7).
He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg (8).
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer on 26 December 1863 (1, 6). He was enlisted for three years, at Bealton, Virginia, by Lieutenant Swan (6).
Apparently in March-April 1863, he was John A Lanberbartel's tentmate (12).
On 5 November 1864, he was promoted to corporal, effective 1 November 1864 (2, 4, 5, 6).
On 27 April 1865, he was promoted to sergeant, effective 1 April 1865 (1, 3, 4).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1).
On 28 March 1873, he testified that John Langerbartel suffered from bronchitis (12).
In 1879/80, he married Ellen Geraghty [?] (10).
In 1880, he was living in Nether Providence, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (10). He was working in a woolen mill (10). He was living with his wife, Ellen Osborne, and her family (10).
He died in 1889 [sic] (11).
On 31 January 1888 [sic], his widow, Ellen Osborne, applied unsuccessfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (9, 11).
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 B Osborne)
2 special order 104, HQ 91st PA, 5 November 1864 (Franklin B Osborne)
3 special order 25, HQ 91st PA, 27 April 1865 (Franklin Osborne)
4 company G, list of non-commissioned officers (Franklin B Osborne)
5 company G, descriptive roll, #56 (Benjamin F Osborne)
6 company G, second descriptive roll, entry [22] (Franklin B Osborne)
7 company K, list of men transferred, #13 (Franklin Osborn)
8 Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (F B Osborne)
9 pension index, by name (Franklin B Osborne)
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Nether Providence, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 18, microfilm series T9, film 1126, page 220 D = 12 handwritten (Frank Osborne)
11 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (Franklin B Osborne)
12 pension file, John A Langerbartel (Franklin B Osborne)
[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched March 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him on RootsWeb WorldConnect (searched June 2007)]
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