He was 24 years old when he was enlisted (2, 3, 4 [25]). He was born in Belgium (2, 3).
He was a clerk (2, 3).
He was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a florid complexion, gray eyes, and brown hair (2, 3).
He was a substitute (1, 2, 3, 4). He was enlisted and mustered into service as a private on 7 October 1864, at Williamsport, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3, 4). He was enlisted for one year, at Williamsport, Pennsylvania (2, 3). His enlistment was credited to the 18th congressional district (2, 3). He served as a private in company B (1).
He was wounded on 27 October 1864 at Hatcher's Run, Virginia (1, 3, 4).
He was still at hospital on 22 March 1865 (3).
He was dropped from the rolls as a deserter on 1 July 1865 (1, 4, 5).
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) (Wm D Rauvaux)
2 company B, [second] descriptive roll, entry 57 (William D Ronvaux)
3 company B, [third] descriptive roll, entry 18 (Wm D Ravaux)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 2 Jun 2004 (Wm D Rauvaux)
5 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 4 July 1865 (Reauveaux)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched April 2007)]