He was 26 years old when he enlisted in 1865 (2). He was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania (2).
He was a shoemaker (2).
He was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair (2).
He also served in company H of the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry (4).
He was drafted (1). He enlisted and 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 mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1).
On 19 August 1890 [?], his widow, Hannah M Long, applied unsuccessfully from Maryland for a pension (3, 4).
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) (William E Reilly)
2 company A descriptive roll, entry 158 (William E Reilly)
3 pension index, by regiment (William E Riley)
4 pension index, by name (William E Riley)
[I did not find him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans census (searched October 2005)]