He was 42 when he enlisted (2). He was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania (2). He was a farmer (2).
He was 5 feet 4-1/2 inches tall, had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair (2).
He was mustered into service for three years in company E on 20 August 1861, at Philadelphia Pennsylvania (1, 2). He was enlisted by Captain Lentz, and mustered into service by Colonel Reiff (2).
He was discharged on 29 July 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability, at Alexandria, Virginia (1, 2, 3).
On 8 September 1871, he unsuccessfully applied 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)
2 descriptive roll, company E, entry 67 (Alfred Singly)
3 company E, register of men discharged, number 10 (Alfred Singley)
4 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company E (Alfred Singley [?] [the Footnote index reads his surname as 'Lingley'])
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched April 2007)]