He was born in Cheltenham England, and was 33 years old when he enlisted (2). He was a gardener (2).
He was 5 feet 7-1/2 inches tall, had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and grey hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service for three years, as a recruit, on 2 March 1864, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 2). He was enlisted by Lieutenant Gregory, and mustered into service by Lieutenant Hilderburn (2). He served as a private in company E (1).
He was wounded in the ankle on 27 October 1864 at Hatcher's Run, Virginia, while charging the enemy works (1, 2).
He was discharged, at the Mower USA General Hospital, on 23 May 1865 by War Department general order, because of a gunshot wound (1, 3 [3 May 1865]).
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 143 (Charles Poulson)
3 company E, register of men discharged, number 43 (Charles Poulson)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched March 2007)]