He was 43 years old when he was enlisted (and when he was discharged?) (2, 4). He was born in Carlisle, England (2).
He was a weaver (2).
He was 5 feet 3/4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and light hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 27 September 1861 (1, 2, 4). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4). He was mustered in as a private, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4). He served as a private in company D (1, 2).
He was discharged at Alexandria Virginia, on 24 March 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2, 3 [medical board], 4). He had been paid through 28 February 1862 (2). On 4 May 1862, he received $29.55, which was the balance owed him for pay from 1 March through 4 May, and subsistence for his return to Philadelphia, less the money he owed for one cap and one pair of pants (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)
2 discharge papers relating to pay (Thomas Veach), 4 May 1862 (supplied by Dennis Clowney)
3 company D, register of men discharged, entry 6 (Thomas Veach)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 10 August 2004 (Thomas Veach)
[I did not find him in the index to pension index cards on <www.ancestry.com> (searched May 2006)]
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched May 2006)]