91st Pennsylvania Infantry, co. D, descriptive roll

Date: 4 Dec 1861 to 10 Jul 1865
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

[This is a transcription of the first (incomplete) Descriptive Roll for company D of the 91st Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry (1861-1865)]

[A list of everything included in the 91st Pennsylvania's descriptive books, with links to transcriptions, is available here.]

[source: Descriptive book, company D, 91st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 94 (Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917)]

[transcribed by Harry A. Ide]

[This is not the original descriptive book. See Thomas Walter's description of the loss of the regimental records in November 1862. On 18 August 1863, the adjutant asked company commanders to give him a list of all commissioned officers in their company, with all changes since the company was organized, to enable him to produce a new regimental descriptive book (circular, HQ 91st PA, 18 August 1863).]

1st list. not carded

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[NAMES] Robert H Sinex Orderly Sergt

[AGE.] 20

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] Philadelphia Pennsylvania

[OCCUPATION.] Carpen[ter]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sept 24 /61

[WHERE.] Philadelphia

[BY WHOM.] Capt Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Captain Dye U.S.A.

2

[NAMES] George McMullin Sergt

[AGE.] 39

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Grey

[HAIR.] Sandy

[WHERE BORN.] Philadelphia Pennsylvania

[OCCUPATION.] Gas F [the rest is lost in the binding]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sept 11 /61

[WHERE.] Philadelphia

[BY WHOM.] Capt Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Captain Starr

3

[NAMES] John Hamill Sergt

[AGE.] 28

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 10 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Dark

[EYES.] Dark

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] Derry Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] Bottl [the rest is lost in the binding]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sept 11 /61

[WHERE.] Philadelphia

[BY WHOM.] Capt Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Captain Starr

4

[NAMES] William H Chandler Sergt

[AGE.] 20

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 10 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Dark

[EYES.] Dark

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] Philadelphia Pennsylvania

[OCCUPATION.] Cler[k]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sept 25 /61

[WHERE.] Philadelphia

[BY WHOM.] Capt Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Captain Dye

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[NAMES] William D Pentland Corporal

[AGE.] 20

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Grey

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Phila Penna

[OCCUPATION.] Drug [the rest is lost in the binding]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sept 17th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

mustered in Service by Cap Smith

2

[NAMES] John Neville Corporal

[AGE.] 44

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 11 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Grey

[WHERE BORN.] Salem New Jersey

[OCCUPATION.] Cler[k]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Jan 30th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex ['Phila' is crossed out]

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by JA Gregory

3

[NAMES] Amos M Mooney Corporal

[AGE.] 42

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 1/4 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Dark

[EYES.] Dark

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] Lancaster Penna

[OCCUPATION.] Boo[k?] Keep[er]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Jan 13th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Sellers

4

[NAMES] Isaac W Thomas Corporal

[AGE.] 44

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 10 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Grey ['Blue' is crossed out]

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Chester Penna

[OCCUPATION.] Carp[enter?]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Aug 12th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Sinex

5

[NAMES] Charles OConnell Corporal

[AGE.] 18

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 4 1/4 [?] inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Blue ['Dark' is crossed out]

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Philad Penna

[OCCUPATION.] Labor[er]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 18th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in service by Cap Smith

1

[NAMES] Walter Widdifield Musician

[AGE.] 18

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 3 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Philadelphia Penna

[OCCUPATION.] Clerk

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Oct 4

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in service by Cap Smith

2

[NAMES] Joseph Widdifield musician

[AGE.] 16

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Phila Penna

[OCCUPATION.] Clerk

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Oct 15th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Sinex

1

[NAMES] Robert H Sinex Sr Teamster

[AGE.] 44

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 3/4 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Hazel

[HAIR.] Grey

[WHERE BORN.] New Castle Delaware

[OCCUPATION.] Carpe[nter]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Aug 20th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Lentz

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

[blank]

1

[NAMES] Joseph Amer Private

[AGE.] 44

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 1/2 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Dark

[EYES.] Brown

[HAIR.] Grey

[WHERE BORN.] Lancashire England

[OCCUPATION.] Dye[r]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Oct 24th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Lt Diehl

2

[NAMES] John Collins

[AGE.] 44

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Tyrone Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] [this is either "Hat" or "Wat", with the rest lost in the binding]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Oct 18th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

mustered in Service by Cap Sinex

3

[NAMES] Thomas Donahue

[AGE.] 19

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 3 1/2 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Grey

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Phila Penna

[OCCUPATION.] Labor[er]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 24

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Dye

4

[NAMES] James Dougherty

[AGE.] 30

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 1/2 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Donagal Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] Labor[er]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 27

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Dye

5

[NAMES] James Gahagan

[AGE.] 44

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 4 1/2 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Wastemich [?] Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] [illegible]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] [illegible]

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Dye

6

[NAMES] Michel Galager

[AGE.] 34

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Dark

[EYES.] Dark

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] Denagaul Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] Labor[er]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Jan 11th

[WHERE.] Phila ['Cap Sinex' is crossed out]

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex ['3 years' is crossed out]

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Lieut Faust

7

[NAMES] Josiah Hunsenberg

[AGE.] 34

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 1/2 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Dark

[EYES.] Grey

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] Chester Penna

[OCCUPATION.] Bak [?] [the rest is lost in the binding]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 30

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Dye

8

[NAMES] Lewis Hamilton

[AGE.] 18

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 4 1/2 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Grey

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Allsburg Germany

[OCCUPATION.] Labour[er]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 30th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Dye

9

[NAMES] William P. Hagerman

[AGE.] 35

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 9 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Hazel

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Easton Penna

[OCCUPATION.] Coope[r]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep [?] 15 /61 [written over something that is crossed out]

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] [blank]

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Tranfered [sic] by Regimental Order

10

[NAMES] Sylvester Harvey

[AGE.] [the rest of this entry is blank]

[HEIGHT.]

[COMPLEXION.]

[EYES.]

[HAIR.]

[WHERE BORN.]

[OCCUPATION.]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.]

[WHERE.]

[BY WHOM.]

[TERM.]

[REMARKS.]

11

[NAMES] George W Justice

[AGE.] 33

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 2 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Phila Penna

[OCCUPATION.] Shoemake[r] [?]

[this could be 'stove maker', but his entry in the second descriptive roll suggests not. What looks like the crossbar of a 't' is probably a stray mark, and 'Shoe' is the more likely reading.]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Nov 30

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Lieut Hall.

12

[NAMES] Joseph M Johnson

[AGE.] 32

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 1/2 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Grey

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] Donagaul Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] Paint[er]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 11th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Starr

13

[NAMES] Mathias Kirkoff

[AGE.] 38

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] New Jersey Warren

[OCCUPATION.] Carpe[nter]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sept 15 /61

[WHERE.] [the rest is blank]

[BY WHOM.]

[TERM.]

[REMARKS.]

14

[NAMES] Israel Lazerous

[AGE.] 45

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet [blank] inches

[COMPLEXION.] Dark

[EYES.] Grey

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] London England

[OCCUPATION.] Varn [?] [the rest is lost in the binding]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Aug 20 /62

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Lieut Gregory

[TERM.] 3 yrs

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Coll [sic] Reiff

15

[NAMES] John McGeehen

[AGE.] 43

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Dark

[EYES.] Dark

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] Armagh Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] Wea[ver?]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 19th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Smith

16

[NAMES] John McCoy

[AGE.] 32

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 11 1/2 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Dark

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] Antroro [?] Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] Labor[er]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Oct 14th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Sinex

17

[NAMES] John McCormick

[AGE.] 19

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 1/2 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Grey

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] Baltimore Maryland

[OCCUPATION.] Cler[k]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Oct 31st

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Lt Diehl

18

[NAMES] James McKinney

[AGE.] 28

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 1/2 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Florid

[EYES.] Grey

[HAIR.] Brown

[WHERE BORN.] Enteem Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] Labo[rer]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Nov 5

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Sinex

19

[NAMES] Cornelius Mahoney

[AGE.] 27

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 4 1/2 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Grey

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] Munster [??] Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] Tobbaconist

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 25

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Dye

20

[NAMES] Charles H Neide

[AGE.] 25

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 9 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Grey

[HAIR.] Black

[WHERE BORN.] Down Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] Guil[der?]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 12th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Starr

21

[NAMES] James Nelson

[AGE.] 26

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Dark

[EYES.] Grey

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] Yorkshire England

[OCCUPATION.] Labo[rer]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Augt 6 /62

[WHERE.] Harrisburg Penn

[BY WHOM.] Cap Lentz

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

[blank]

22

[NAMES] John Rusk

[AGE.] 19

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 3 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Light

[HAIR.] Dark

[WHERE BORN.] Phila Penna

[OCCUPATION.] Butch[er]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Jan 15th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Lt J. B. Diehl

23

[NAMES] David J Sheen

[this could be 'Skeen'; whether the second letter is 'k' or 'h' is not obvious]

[AGE.] 42

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Berks Penna

[OCCUPATION.] Blac[k]smith

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 27th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Dye

24

[NAMES] George Snyder

[AGE.] 36

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Dark

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Brown

[WHERE BORN.] Trin [?] Germany

[OCCUPATION.] Farm[er]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 18th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Dye.

25

[NAMES] Henry C. Sinex

[AGE.] [blank]

[HEIGHT.] [blank]

[COMPLEXION.] [blank]

[EYES.] [blank]

[HAIR.] [blank]

[WHERE BORN.] [blank]

[OCCUPATION.] [blank]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 2d /62

[WHERE.] [the rest of this entry is blank]

[BY WHOM.]

[TERM.]

[REMARKS.]

26

[NAMES] William Tinney

[AGE.] 35

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 9 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Donagaul Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] Labor[er]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 23rd

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in the Service by Cap Dye.

27

[NAMES] Thomas Taylor

[AGE.] 25 [could be '35']

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] [illegible]

[WHERE BORN.] [illegible] Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] [illegible; seems to begin 'Lhir', with the rest lost in the binding]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Augt 6 /62

[WHERE.] [the rest of this entry is blank]

[BY WHOM.]

[TERM.]

[REMARKS.]

28

[NAMES] Jesse Wence

[AGE.] 32

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 4 1/2 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Hazel

[HAIR.] Light

[WHERE BORN.] Phila Penna

[OCCUPATION.] Mas [the rest is lost in the binding]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Sep 30th

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Cap Sinex

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Cap Dye.

29

[NAMES] Sylvester Harvey

[AGE.] 26

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 4 1/4 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Light

[EYES.] Grey

[HAIR.] Brown [? B--- is clear]

[WHERE BORN.] Gloucester New Jersey

[OCCUPATION.] Mould[er]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] August 6th /62

[WHERE.] Phila

[BY WHOM.] Lieut Gregory

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Lieut Gregory

30

[NAMES] George Bolon

[AGE.] 35

[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 inches

[COMPLEXION.] Rudy [sic]

[EYES.] Blue

[HAIR.] Sandy

[WHERE BORN.] Ireland

[OCCUPATION.] Labor[er]

[ENLISTMENT.]

[WHEN.] Feby [?] 20th [?]/64

[WHERE.] Philada

[BY WHOM.] Lieut H H Shipley

[TERM.] 3 years

[REMARKS.]

Mustered in Service by Lieut Snyder

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End of 1st list.

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