He was born in England (4, 7). He was 33 years old when he was enlisted (4, 7 [39 in 1860]).
In 1860, he was living in the 19th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with Catharine (presumably his wife), Joseph, William and Mary (presumably their children), and with Renila [?] Fenton [?] (7). He was a potter (7).
He was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (4).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 29 October 1861 (1, 4). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Charles L Burr (?) (4). He was mustered in company H (1).
He died at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 27 December 1861 (1, 3, 5). The cause of death is unfortunately illegible in the "Register of deaths", but may include "diar[rhea]" (3). According to the death certificate, signed by Charles Houghton, he died of "consumption lungs" (5). He was then a corporal (1). He was buried at Union Kensington, on 1 January 1862 (5).
His widow, Catherine Walters, applied successfully on 12 June 1863 for a pension (2, 6).
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 Walters)
2 pension index, by name (supplied by Dennis Clowney) (John Walters)
3 company H, register of deaths (John Walters)
4 company H, descriptive roll, #50 (John Walters)
5 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 27 December 1861 (John Walters)
6 pension index by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (John Watters [sic])
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 19, microfilm series M653, film 1170, page 816 = 346 handwritten (John Walter)
[I did not find an entry for him in Rootsweb WorldConnect (searched June 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched 5 June 2009)]
| line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Dwelling number | [2458] | |||||
| Family number | 2818 | |||||
| Name | John Walter | Catharine | Joseph | William | Mary Sickel [?] | Renila [?] Fenton [?] |
| Age | 39 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 55 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F | M |
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| Occupation | Potter | Constable | ||||
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| Place of birth | England | Phil | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |