He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was 40 years old when he was enlisted (4 [42], 5 [40], 7 [42]).
He was a brickmaker (4, 7). He was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he was enlisted (4).
He was 5 feet 7-1/4" tall, and had a fair complexion, hazel eyes, and black hair (4 [5'8", dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair], 7 [5'7-1/4", fair complexion, hazel eyes, black hair]).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 16 September 1861 (1 [co A], 4) or 11 October 1861 (1 [co I], 5, 8 [11 Oct]). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 5). He was mustered in as a private at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 5). He initially served as a private in company A (1, 12).
He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg (11).
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer on 1 January 1864 (1, 4, 7 [31 Dec 63]). He was enlisted for three years, at Bealton, Virginia, by Lieutenant Swan (7).
He was transfered to company I on 16 February 1864 (2). He may have been mistakenly transferred to company A when he reenlisted (see fact of the week #102).
On 23 March 1865, he began a furlough, which expired on 7 April 1865 (3).
The regiment forwarded his descriptive list somewhere (7).
He was absent, sick, when the regiment mustered out (1, 5, 8 [discharged 13 Jul]).
On 24 October 1874, he applied successfully for a pension (6, 12).
On 27 [illegible month] 1885 [?], his widow, Mary Vice, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (6, 10, 12).
In 1890, his widow, Mary Vice, was living as 12 Marsh Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8, 9). He had had chronic diarrhea (8).
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)
[Bates lists two David Weiss's, one in company A (not accounted for at muster out), and one in company I (absent, sick, at muster out). His source obviously missed special order 4, HQ 91st PA, 16 February 1864, which transfers Weiss from co.A to co. I.]
2 special order 4, HQ 91st PA, 16 February 1864 (David Wiess)
3 enlisted men's furloughs (David Vice [sic])
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 18 August 2004 (David Weiss [co.A])
5 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 18 August 2004 (David Weiss [co.I])
6 pension index, by regiment (David Vile [sic])
7 company I, descriptive roll, #34 (David Weiss)
8 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 791, page 1 (image 2521 on <www.ancestry.com>) (David Vice)
9 1890 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory (David Veiss)
10 pension index, by name (David Vice)
11 Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (David Weiss)
12 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (David Vice)