He was 40 years old when he was enlisted (3).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 17 September 1861 (1, 3, 4). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was mustered in, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a private in company I (1, 3).
He was transferred on 1 August 1863 to the Veterans' Reserve Corps (1, 2, 3, 4).
On 7 May 1864, 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) (Foman [sic] Sliver)
2 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 1 August 1863 ([illegible] Sliver)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 30 March 2005 (Foman Sliver)
4 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (Forman Sliver)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched April 2007)]