He enlisted under the alias Michael Shane (6, 7).
He was 20 years old when he was enlisted (3).
He was drafted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3). He was mustered into service as a private in the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry on 1 August 1863 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3, 4 [only mentions 91st]). He served as a private in company A of the 118th Pennsylvania (2, 7).
On 2 June 1865, he was transferred from the 118th Pennsylvania to company F of the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3 [1 Jun 65]). He served as a private in company F of the 91st Pennsylvania (1).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 4).
In 1890, he was living at 1014 Ellsworth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 5). He was a driver (5).
On 30 October 1905, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (6, 7).
On 2 March 1907, he again applied for a pension (7).
He died on 4 September 1930, at the National Soldiers Home in Virginia (7).
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) (Michael Shane)
2 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'One hundred and eighteenth regiment'. Page 1319. (In the roster) (Michael Shane)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 19 January 2005 (Michael Shane)
4 1890 US Census, Veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 576, page [3] (image 1871 on <www.ancestry.com>), line 39 (Michael Shane)
5 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (Michael Shane)
6 pension index, by name (Michael Sheehan, alias Michael Shane)
7 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (and second card) (Michael Sheehan, alias Michael Shane)