He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1). He was 33 years old when he was enlisted (1).
He was a hack [?] when he was enlisted (1).
He was 5 feet 3-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair (1).
He was enlisted on 4 September 1862 (1). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Gregory (1).
He was transferred to the Veterans' Reserve Corps on 15 March [illegible year] (1).
1 company F, descriptive roll, entry 111 (Howell Williams)
not in 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.
not in Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 24 February 2005
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched April 2007)]