He was 24 years old when he was enlisted (2).
He was 5 feet 8-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair (2).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 9 October 1861 (1, 2). He was enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He was mustered in, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a private in company I (1, 2).
He was promoted to corporal (2).
He deserted on 11 December 1862, from Washington, DC (1, 2). He was then a corporal (1).
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) (Frederick T Young)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 28 March 2005 (Fred'k T Young)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the pension index by name (searched April 2007)]