He was born in April 1836, to Samuel Peltz and Mary Fitzpatrick (13, 15). He was 25 years old when he enlisted (2, 10 [23 in 1860], 11 [33 in 1870], 12 [43 in 1880], 13 [64 in 1900]). He was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15).
In 1860, he was living in the first ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with Mary (presumably his wife) and George (presumably their child) (10). He was a gardener (10).
When he was enlisted, he was a gardener (2).
He was 5 feet 7-1/4 inches tall, had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service in company K on 13 October 1861 (1) or 15 October 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2, 7 [15 Oct], 14, 16 [18 Oct]).
He was transferred on 24 December 1861 to company E (1, 8, 16).
On 12 April 1863, he returned to the regiment from duty with the brigade teams (6). He was sick in quarters (6).
He was wounded on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia (1).
He was at Camp Convalescent, Alexandria, Virginia, on 8 September 1863, when Lieutenant Colonel Sinex asked for his return (4).
He was transferred in October 1863 to the Veterans' Reserve Corps, because he was unfit for field duty (1, 2, 3). He served in company H [?] of the 24th Veterans' Reserve Corps (9 [K], 14 [H], 16 [H]). He was discharged on 18 February 1864 (7).
The Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac requested his descriptive list on 19 March 1864, and the regiment provided it on the 23rd (5).
In 1870, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (11). He was living with his wife Francis (presumably his second wife), his children Samuel, Margaret, and John, along with Susan Peltz (11). He was a gardener (11).
On 16 July 1872, he applied successfully for a pension (9, 14, 16).
As far as I can tell, the 1900 census claims Philip and Francis had been married for 26 years (13). If so, they were married in 1873/74 (13). In 1900, she had had seven children, four of whom were alive (13).
In 1880, he was living at 1517 [?] Long Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (12). He was living with his wife Francis, his children Margaret, John, Samuel, Mary, and Sophia, and a boarder (12). He was a gardener (12).
In 1890, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). His right leg had been fractured (7).
In 1900, he was living at 1439 Point Breeze Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (13). He was living with his wife Francis, his daughter Sophia Smith, several grandchildren, and two boarders (13). He was a laborer (13).
He died of heart disease, with chronic interstitial nephritis contributing, at 7.30 AM on 5 February 1906, at 20th and Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (14 [1908], 15). He was then a laborer (15). He lived at 1429 Point Breeze, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (15). He was buried from 1518 North 22nd Street (15). He was buried at Mt Moriah Cemetery (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 descriptive roll, company E, entry 89
3 register of men transferred, company E, entry 9
4 letter, Sinex to Marvin, 8 September 1863
5 letter, Sinex to Marvin, 22 March 1864
6 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 12 April 1863 (Private Poltz [?])
7 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 606, page 4 (image 1978 on <www.ancestry.com>) (Philip Petz [?])
8 company K, list of men transferred, #17 (Philipp H Peltz [?])
9 pension index, by name (Phillip H Peltz)
10 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, first ward, microfilm series M653, film 1151, page 288 = 190 handwritten (Philip Peltz)
11 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, microfilm series M593, film 1414, page 345 = 9 [? perhaps 7?] handwritten (Philip Peltz)
12 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 563, microfilm series T9, film 1185, page 699 B = 10 handwritten (Philiph [sic] Peltz)
13 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 36, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 921, microfilm series T623, film 1477, page 30 = 1 handwritten (Philip Peltz)
14 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company E (Philip H Peltz)
15 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5 Feb 1906, #3689 (Philip Peltz)
16 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company K (Philip H Peltz)
[I did not find an entry for him in Rootsweb WorldConnect (searched June 2007)]
| line | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Dwelling number | 1359 | ||
| Family number | 1546 | ||
| Name | Philip Peltz | Mary " | George " |
| Age | 23 | 19 | 6/12 |
| Sex | m | f | m |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | Gardener | ||
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| Place of birth | " [sc. Penn] | " | " |
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| Cannot read & write | 1 | ||
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| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Dwelling-house number | 51 | |||||
| Family number | 52 | |||||
| Name | Peltz Philip | Francis | Samuel | Susan | Margaret | John |
| Age | 33 | 38 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 8 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Gardner [sic] | Keeping house | Keeping house | |||
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| Birthplace | " [sc. Pen] | " | " | " | " | " |
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| Birth month if born within year | ||||||
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| Attended school past year | 1 | |||||
| Can't read | ||||||
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| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
| street name | Long Lane | |||||||
| house number | 1517 [?] | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 88 | |||||||
| family visit # | 91 | |||||||
| name | Peltz Philiph [sic] | - Francis | - Margrt | - John C | - Samul [sic] | - Mary | - Sopha [sic] | Mabery Patterson |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M | F | F | M |
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| occupation | Gardner [sic] | Keeping House | Laborer | Laborer | At School | At School | ||
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| disabled | ||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| can't read | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| can't write | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Ireland | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 |
| street | Pt Breeze ave | |||||
| house number | 1439 | |||||
| dwelling number | 19 | |||||
| family number | 19 | |||||
| name | Peltz Philip | " Francis | Smith Sophia | " Clara | " Elsie | [illegible] Emma [?] |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter [sic; presumably granddaughter] | " | Grand Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | F | F |
| birth date | Apr 1836 | Apr1841 | Dec 1876 | Mar 1894 | Aug 1897 | [illegible] |
| age | 64 | 59 [?] | 25 | 6 | 3 [?] | [illegible] |
| married? | M | M | M | [illegible] | [illegible] | [illegible] |
| # years married | 26 | 26 | 7 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 7 | 3 | ||||
| # of children living | 4 | 2 | ||||
| birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " |
| father's birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " |
| mother's birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " |
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| occupation | Laborer | |||||
| # months not employed | 0 | |||||
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| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | [illegible] |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | [illegible] |
| speaks English | yes | yes | [illegible] | [illegible] | [illegible] | [illegible] |
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| farm/house | H | |||||
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