He was 27 years old when he was enlisted (2).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 9 January 1862 (1, 2). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He was mustered in as a private, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He served as a private in company D (1).
He was killed on 13 December 1862 at Fredericksburg, Virginia (1, 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) (William Wilds)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 10 August 2004 (William Wilds)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched April 2007)]