He was 26 years old when he enlisted (2, 9 [the muster-in roll has '36'], 13 [40 at death in 1867], 14 [25 in 1850]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2, 14).
In 1850, he seems to have been living in the North Mulberry Ward, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (14). He was living with John and Anna Stotsenberg (presumably his parents), and with various others (14). He was a brickmaker (14). (This assumes that the muster-in-roll's age of '36' is correct.)
He married Margaret [unknown surname]. In 1900, she had had 7 children, 4 of whom were alive (17).
When he enlisted, he was a brickmaker (2).
He was 5 feet 8-1/2 inches tall, had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (2, 9).
He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private for three years in company E on 3 September 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 9). He was enlisted by Captain Lentz, and mustered into service by Captain Starr (2).
He deserted on 21 August 1862, at Alexandria Virginia (2). He returned to duty under the president's proclamation, on 13 March 1863 (2). He was first present with the regiment on 24 March 1863 (6).
He fought in the battle of Gettysburg (5).
On 30 December 1863, Sinex reported that he was one of 38 men who had less than fifteen months to serve who were unwilling to reenlist (6). On 2 January 1864, he was transferred to the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry, while those eligible were on veterans' leave (8).
He mustered out on 9 September 1864, at Weldon Railroad, Virginia, when his term expired (1, 2, 4, 9, 10).
He died on 26 June 1867, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of pneumonia (13). He died at or was buried from 907 Cantrell Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (13). He was then a brickmaker, and was married (13). He was buried at Machpelah Ground (13).
On 28 June 1869, his widow, Margaret Stotsenberg, applied successfully for a pension (11, 12).
In 1870, his widow, Margaret Stotsenberg, was living in ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (15). She was living with Mary, Anna, John, William, and George (presumably their children) (15).
In 1880, his widow, Margaret Stotsenberg, was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16). She was living with her sons William and George (16).
In 1910, his widow, Margaret Stotsenburg, was living at 2215 South Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (17). She was living with her son George and his family (17).
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 70 (John Stotsenburg)
3 register of deserters, company E, entry 8 (John Stotsenburg)
4 company E, register of men discharged, number 27 (John Stotsenburg)
5 Pennsylvania Memorial, 91st Pennsylvania plaque, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (J Stotesenburg)
6 letter, Sinex to Marvin, 30 December 1863
7 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 24 March 1863 (John Stotsenburg)
8 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 2 January 1864 (Stotzenburg)
9 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 6 May 2004 (John Stotsenburg)
10 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 10 September 1864 (Privt Stotsenburg)
11 pension index, by name (John Stotsenberg)
12 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company E (John Stotsenberg)
13 [death certificate], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 26 June 1867 (John Stotsenberg)
14 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, North Mulberry Ward, microfilm series M432, film 815, page 351 = 699 handwritten (John Stotsenburg)
15 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 1, microfilm series M593, film 1387, page 431 = 175 handwritten (Margaret Stotsenberg)
16 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 29, microfilm series T9, film 1167, page 462 = 11 C handwritten (Margaret Stotsenberg)
17 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 39, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 1001, microfilm series T623, film 1480, page 74 = 13 B handwritten (Margaret Stotsenburg)
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched 5 June 2009)]
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| Name | John Stotsenburg | Anna " | John " | Margaret " | Mary " | Jerry " | Emma " | Henry " | William " | Martin " | Henrietta " | Charles " | Sarah " | Anna Maria " | Elizabeth " |
| Age | 48 | 42 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | F | M | F | M | M | M | F | M | F | F | F |
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| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
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| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Dwelling-house number | 53 | |||||
| Family number | 52 | |||||
| Name | Stotsenberg, Margaret | Mary | Anna | John | William | George |
| Age | 36 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Sex | F | F | F | M | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Keeping House | no occupation | Paper Collar Maker | works in Brick yard | At School | At School |
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| street name | [illegible word ending in 'bell'] Street | ||
| house number | 124 | ||
| dwelling visit # | 103 | ||
| family visit # | 114 | ||
| name | Stotsenberg Margaret | - William | - George |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | F | M | M |
| age | 48 | 20 | 17 |
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| relationship | Son | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | |
| married | |||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | ||
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| occupation | Keeping House | Laborer | Works in Cotton Mill |
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| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Penn | Penn | Penn |
| mother's birthplace | Penn | Penn | Penn |
| line | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 |
| street | S Seventh St | |||||
| house number | 2215 | |||||
| dwelling number | 267 [?] | |||||
| family number | 268 [?] | |||||
| name | Stotsenburg George | - Hannah | - George | - Harry | - Florence | - Margaret |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter | Mother |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | F |
| birth date | April 1862 | Feb 1867 | April 1886 | Mch 1889 | Feb 1894 | Aug 1830 |
| age | 38 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 69 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S | W [?] |
| # years married | 15 | 15 | ||||
| mother of how many children? | 3 | 7 | ||||
| # of children living | 3 | 4 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
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| occupation | Pressman | Packer (Shoes[)] | At School | At School | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | |||||
| # months in school | 10 | 3 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | Yes | |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
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