He was 43 years old when he enlisted in 1864 (2). He was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania (2).
He was a broommaker (2).
He was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a light complexion, gray eyes, and dark hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 7 March 1864 (1, 2, 3, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Foote [?] (2, 3). He served as a private in company A (A).
He was discharged on 6 December 1864 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2, 4, 5).
On 14 January 1865, he applied successfully for a pension (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) (John Schultz)
2 company A descriptive roll, entry 145 (John Schultz)
3 consolidated morning report, 16 March 1864 (John Schultz)
4 pension index, by regiment (John B [?] Shultz)
5 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 15 December 1864 (Private Shultz)
[I did not find him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index, by name (searched October 2005)]
[I did not find him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched October 2005)]