He was 19 years old when he enlisted in 1864 (2, 6 [15 in 1860]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2, 6).
In 1860, he was living in ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with Thomas and Susanna Simpson (presumably his parents), and with Mary, Susanna, and Matthew Simpson (presumably siblings) (6). He had attended school in the past year (6).
When he enlisted, he was a clerk (2).
He was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 15 February 1864 (1, 2). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Hildeburn (2). He served as a private in company A (1).
He was wounded in action on 27 October 1864 at Hatcher's Run, Virginia (1, 2).
He died on 28 October 1864 of those wounds (1, 2, 5).
On 25 May 1865, his mother, Susannah Simpson, successfully applied 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) (Thomas W Simpson)
2 company A descriptive roll, entry 143 (Thomas W Simpson)
3 pension index, by regiment (Thomas R [sic] Simpson)
4 pension index, by name (Thomas R [sic] Simpson)
5 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 1 November 1864 (Privt Simpson)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 7, microfilm series M653, film 1157, page 600 = 144 handwritten (Thomas Simpson)
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched November 2005)
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Dwelling number | 829 | |||||
| Family number | 876 | |||||
| Name | Thomas Simpson | Susanna " " | Mary " " | Susanna " " | Thomas " " | Matthew " " |
| Age | 54 | 53 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Sex | m | f | f | f | m | m |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation | Laborer | Sales Lady | Pub Sch Teacher | |||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | |||||
| Place of birth | Ireland | Do | Do | Penn | Do | Do |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |