Bates (1) has a Joseph Brickett in company K, who was transferred to company E, and a Joseph Prickett in company E, mustered in on the same day. I suspect they are the same person.
He was 32 years old when he enlisted (3 [35 in 1863], 8 [32], 14 (30 in 1860)). He was born in Camden, New Jersey (3, 8 [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania], 14 [PA]).
In 1860, he was living in the 1st ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (14). He was a carpenter (14). He was living with his wife Catherine, and children Mary, George, James, and Lewis (14).
He was a carpenter (3, 8). He was living in Philadelphia when he was enrolled (8).
He was 5 feet 8-1/2 inches tall, had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (3, 8 [5'4", sandy complexion, blue eyes, light hair]).
He was enrolled and mustered into service as a private on 16 October 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 8). He served as a private, initially in company K (1).
He was transferred to company E on 24 December 1861 (1, 8, 10).
On 12 March 1863, he was sent to the division hospital (5).
On 26 September 1863, he was reported returned from hospital for duty (6).
He re-enlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer, at Bealton, Virginia, on 24 December 1863 (3, 8 [26 Dec 63]). He was enlisted by Lieutenant Carpenter, and mustered into service by Lieutenant Swann (3).
He was shot in the head while charging the enemy works at Petersburg Virginia on 18 June 1864, and died on 21 June 1864 of those wounds (1, 2, 3 [which lists him as killed in action]; 4 has 20 June; 8, 9).
He was buried at City Point National Cemetery, Virginia, section C (4). The Record of the Federal Dead lists him as being originally buried on Prince George Road, one-half mile east of Meade Station; other soldiers from this same area were moved to Poplar Grove Cemetery, but most of them are now listed as unknown soldiers at Poplar Grove (7, 12).
On 26 January 1865, company E published resolutions mourning his death (and fifteen others), and sympathizing with their families (11).
On 11 November 1864, his widow, Catherine Prickett, successfully applied for a pension (13, 14).
On 2 September 1867, Catherine Mead, his minor dependent, successfully applied for a pension (13, 14).
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) (Joseph H Prickett [E], Joseph Brickett [K])
2 list of deaths, company E (Joseph H Prickett [the 'P' is clear])
3 descriptive book, company E, entry 95 (Joseph H Prickett [the 'P' is clear])
4 City Point National Cemetery, interment index (searched 5 October 2000)
5 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 12 March 1863 (Private Pricket)
6 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 26 September 1863 (Pri Prickett)
7 Poplar Grove Cemetery records (thanks to Elizabeth Dinger-Glisan for the information!) (Joseph A Brickett)
8 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 6 May 2004 (Joseph H Prickett)
9 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 29 June 1864 (Private Prickett)
10 company K, list of men transferred, #15 (Joseph H Prickett)
11 'Headquarters company E', Philadelphia Inquirer 26 January 1865 page 5 (Joseph Prickett)
12 'Our illustrious dead', Philadelphia Inquirer 20 July 1865 page 2 (Joseph H Bricket)
13 pension index, by name (Joseph H Prickett)
14 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 1, microfilm series M653, film 1151, page 391 = 131 handwritten (Joseph M Prickett)
15 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company E (Joseph H Prickett)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veteran's census (searched May 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him on Rootsweb WorldConnect (searched 15 Jun 2007)]
| line | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Dwelling number | 954 | |||||||||
| Family number | 1085 | |||||||||
| Name | Mary Bedin [?] | Anna " | Ellen E " | Mary " | Joseph M Prickett | Catherine " | Mary E " | George W " | James " | Lewis " |
| Age | 63 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8/12 |
| Sex | f | f | f | f | m | f | f | m | m | m |
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| Place of birth | " [sc. Irland (sic)] | Penna | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
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| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
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