He was 20 years old when he enlisted in 1861 (3). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3).
He was a fisherman (3).
He was 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 9 November 1861 (1) or 19 November 1861 (3). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Hamburg (3). He initially served as a private in company G (1).
He was transferred on 4 December 1861 to company A (1, 4).
He deserted on 2 April 1862 (1, 3) or 6 May 1862 (2), from Washington DC (2) or Alexandria Virginia (3), by going to Philadelphia (2).
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 Solomon)
2 register of deserters in company A (John Solomon)
3 company A descriptive roll, entry 75 (John Solomon)
4 company G, register of men transferred (John Solomon)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched April 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched November 2005)