He was 27 years old when he enlisted in 1865 (2). He was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania (2).
When he enlisted, he was a laborer (2).
He was 5 feet 6 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair (2).
He was drafted in July 1863, but the Board of Enrollment gave him an exemption because he was the "only son of aged or infirm parents or [his] parents [were] dependent upon his labor for support" (3, 4).
He was drafted (1, 2, 3). He was mustered into service on 28 February 1865 (1, 2). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Eyster (2). His enlistment was credited to the sixteenth congressional district (2). He served as a private in company A (1).
He was absent, sick, when the regiment mustered out (1, 2).
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) (Isaac Peecher)
2 company A descriptive roll, entry 163 (Isaac Pecher)
3 'The draft for Adams County', Gettysburg Compiler 31 August 1863, transcription by Kathy Mummert Francis abailable at Pennsylvania USGenWeb Project (accessed 23 December 2009) (Israel [sic] Pecher, in "No. 13 - Liberty", draft held "on Monday and Tuesday last")
4 'Adams County Civil War exemptions - November 1863', Gettysburg Compiler 23 November 1863, transcribed by Kathy Mummert Francis, available at Pennsylvania US GenWeb project (accessed 23 December 2009) (Isaac Pecher)
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched November 2005) [see the entry below for the wrong Isaac Peecher]
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the pension index by name (searched April 2006)]
| line | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Dwelling number | 331 | |||
| Family number | 359 | |||
| Name | Henry Pecher | Sarah " | Henry I. " | Emma Kelley |
| Age | 57 | 59 | 22 | 13 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Farmer | Farm hand | ||
| Value of real estate owned | 900 | |||
| Value of personal estate | 300 | |||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||
| Cannot read & write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |