He was 26 years old when he enlisted in 1861 (4, 5). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (4).
He was a glass blower (4, 5). He was living in Philadelphia when he was enrolled (5).
He was 5 feet 5-1/2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair (4 [dark eyes, dark hair], 5 [blue eyes, light hair]).
He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private on 10 September 1861 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 4, 5). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Starr (4). He served as a private in company A (1).
He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg (6).
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer on 26 December 1863, at Bealton, Virginia (1, 5).
On 4 July 1864, he was detailed by Colonel Gregory as a cook at brigade headquarters (2, 3 [5 July]). He was still there in September [?] 1864 (3).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1, 5).
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 special order 61, HQ 91st PA, 4 July 1864 (John Vanderslice)
3 [list of detailed men, probably from Sept 1864] (John Vanderslice)
4 company A descriptive roll, entry 58 (John Vanderslice)
5 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 5 May 2004 (John Vanderslice)
6 Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (J Vanderslice)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched November 2005)