91st Pennsylvania Infantry (1861-1865). regimental descriptive book

Date: 9 Sep 1861 to 10 Jul 1865
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

[This is a transcription of the Regimental Descriptive Book for 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: regimental descriptive book and consolidated morning reports, 91st Pennsylvania Infantry; National Archives, record group 94]

[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).]

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No.	NAMES.	RANK.	DATE OF APPOINTMENT.	REMARKS.
1	Edgar M Gregory	Colonel	December 4th /1861	Breveted as Brig. Gen. Sept. 30. 64
2	Edward E Wallace	Lieut Colonel	" " "	Discharged on Surg. Certificate of disability January 10th 1863
3	George W Todd	Major	" " "	Died from wounds Recieved [sic] at Fredericksburg, December 19 [/62]
4	Benjamin J Tayman	Adjutant	" " "
5	George W Eyre	Regtl Q M	October 7th "	Died at Philadelphia December 31st 1863
6	Isaac D. Knight	Surgeon	November 7th	Dischgd by S.O.#     W.D. April 21. 64
7	Charles W Houghton	Asst. "	" 6th /61	Transferred as Surgeon to 124th Regt Penna Vols September 12 /62
8	Joseph Welch	Chaplain	December 4th/62	Discharged on Surg. Certificate of Disability, January 19th 1863
9	John Young	Asst Surgeon	August 1st /62	Dismissed the Service for Absence without leave by G.O. [illegible number] March 5 /[illegible year] [crossed out: by Order of Secretary of War]
10	Thomas C. Thomas	" "	Sept. 12th "	" " Absence without "Reason" [?] by GO. No [illegible number] March 5 1863
11	Joseph H. Sinex	Lieut Colonel	January 11th 1863	Dischgd by Order of W. D. July 11 [1864], by S.O. #224 Promoted from Captaincy of Co D vice Wallace discharged
12	John D. Lentz	Major	December 20th /62	Dischgd by S.O. #323 W.D. Sept 28 64 " " " " " E " Todd Killed
13	David H. Lentz	Regt Q.M.	January 1st /63	Dischgd. to accept a Comm. as A. Q. M. " " 2nd Lieut " " E to Regtl Q Master vice Geo W Eyre d[eceased]
14	William G. Keir	Asst Surgeon	June 12th /63	Mustered as Surg April 21. 64
15	Alem Brittain	Chaplain	March 1st 64	Dischgd by Order of Maj Gen. Warren, July 28.64 SO [illegible]
16	George S. Oldmixon	Ast Surg	Apr. 28.64	Mustered May 22.64

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No.	NAMES.	RANK.	DATE OF APPOINTMENT.	REMARKS
1	John D. Lentz	Captain	Sept 9th 1861	Promoted to Major Dec 20th [1862] vice Todd deceased
2	Peter D. Keyser	"	" 20th "	Discharged on Surg. Certificate of Disability Aug 16th 1862
3	Franklin B. Gilbert	"	" 30th "	" " " " " " Jany 18th 1863
4	Joseph H. Sinex	"	Oct. 7th "	Promoted to Lieut Col. Jany 11th 1863 vice Wallace discharged
5	A. C. Fetter	"	Nov 20th "	Discharged on Surg Certificate of Disability Aug 1st /62
6	Charles Brown	"	" 25th "	Honorably discharged from the Service Mch 4th /62
7	E. G. Sellers	"	Dec 2 "
8	John P. Carrie	"	[illegible]	Discharged on Surg Certificate of Disability Feby 9th /63 by order of the War Dept
9	A. H. Bowman	"	Dec 3 /61	Dismissed the Service by Sentence of G. C. M. Sept 12th /62 Recommis Dec 15 1862 Dischg
10	John F Casner	"	" 3 "	['3' may be crossed out, and '5' [?] written above it]
11	F. H. Gregory	"	Jany 18th 1863	Promoted to Captain vice Gilbert discharged. Mustered out on Expiration of Term Oct 12 64
12	James E. Sulger	"	Aug 16th 1862	Promoted to Cap vice Keyser discharged (Dch on Surg Cert of Dis, Oct 27th 1862.)
13	John H. Weeks	"	Aug 5th "	" " " " Fetter " (" " " " " " April 25th 63)
14	Charles Henry	"	May 12th "	" " " " Brown " " " " " " " " 27th "
15	Matthew Hall	"	Dec 20th "	" " " " Lentz promoted to Major. Dischgd on Exp. of term Sep. 28.64
16	Theodore H. Parsons	"	Oct 27th 62	" " " " Sulger discharged (died June 26th 1863)
17	Horace B. Faust	"	January 11th /63	" " " " Sinex promoted to Lieut. Col. died Dec. 16" 1863
18	James H Closson	"	May 12. 63	Mustered Mar 1 [?] 64
19	John S. Donnell	"		" Oct. 1864
20	Wm H Carpenter	"

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No.	NAMES.	RANK.	DATE OF APPOINTMENT.	REMARKS.
1	F. H. Gregory	1st Lieut	Sept 25 1861	Promoted to Captain January 18th 1863
2	Matthew Hall	"	" 9" "	" " " December 20 1862 vice Lentz promoted to Major
3	James E. Sulger	"	" 20th "	" " " Aug 16th /62 vice Keyser discharged
4	James B Diehl	"	Oct 7th "	Dischgd. on Surg. Cert. of Dis. S.O #186 W.D. July 25 64
5	George W. Murphy	"	" 15th "	Killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg December 13th 1862
6	Morris Kayser	"	Nov 6th "	Resignation Accepted Feb. 6. 64 W. D. [?]
7	John H. Weeks	"	" 14 "	Promoted to Capt Aug 5th /62 vice Fetter Dis on Surg Cert of Dis. April 25th 1863.
8	George Black	"	" " "	Died of wounds Rcvd at the Battle of Chancellorsville May 3 /63
9	James H. Closson	"	" 19 "	Promoted to Capt. May 12 62
10	Lewis T. Matlock	"	" 25 "	Discharged on Surg. Cer. of Dis January 19th 1863
11	T. H. Parson	"	Aug 16th 62	Promoted to First Lieut vice Sulger promoted to Captain
12	H. Francis	"	" 5th "	Promoted to Capt. Mar 1. 64 " from 1st Sergt to First Lieut vice " " "
13	James Deleavean	"	Dec 22 62	Discharged by Order of War Dept. Nov 21st 63. Special Ord 51 [??] " " " " " " " " Parsons promoted to Captain
14	David B. Baker	"	Jany 1st 1863	Dischgd by Order of W. D. " " " " " " " " Hall " " "
15	John G. Brass	"	" 18" "	Dischgd on Expiration of term " " " " " " " " [Francis] Gregory " " "
16	William H. Carpenter	"	Mch 26th 63	Promoted to Capt. Co D. " " Sergt Co. D to " " Co H vice Matlock Discharged
17	Theodore H. Hope	"	April 7th /64	Date of Muster July 2nd 1864
18	John Hamill	"	July 26. 64.	Mustered Sept 7.64

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No.	NAMES.	RANK.	DATE OF APPOINTMENT.	REMARKS.
1	Ansel Hamburg	2n Lieut	Sept 30th 1861	Discharged on Surg Cer. Of Dis. June 3rd 1862
2	David H. Lentz	" "	" 9 "	Promoted to Regtl Q Master Jany 1st 63 vice Eyre deceased
3	Horace B. Faust	" "	Oct 7 "	" " Captain January 11th 1863 vice Sinex promoted to Lieut Col
4	T. H. Parsons	" "	Sept 20 "	Promoted to 1st Lieut Aug 16 /62 to Captain Oct 23 /62 died June 26th 1863 of wounds Rcvd at Chancellorsville May 3 /63
5	E. J. Phillips	" "	Nov " "	Discharged on Surg Cer of Dis Mch 4th /62
6	Charles Henry	" "	" 25 "	Promoted to Captain May 12th 1862 dis on Sur Cer of dis April 27th /63
7	Howard W. Shipley	" "	Dec 2 "
8	Benjamin B. Eyre	" "	" " "	Dis. on Surg Cer of Dis Fbry 2" 1863
9	Justus A. Gregory	" "	" 3 "
10	William R. Milligan	" "	" 4 "	Dis the Service of the United States Gen order No 20 H Q A P March 5 /63 [crossed out by order Secty of War] for Absent w [illegible; presumably "o leave"]
11	Randolph M Smith	" "	June 12 1862	Promoted from 1s Sergt vice Hamburg Discharged (dis. for dis. Dec 10" /62)
12	Enoch C. Brewster	" "	May 13 "	" " Private co.D vice Phillips dis (dismissed by Sentence GCM Sept 12/62)
13	John Q. Dyke	" "	" 24 "	" " Q.M. Sergt vice Henry promoted to Capt (dis on Surg Cer of Dis Dec 28/62)
14	John Sage	" "	Aug 14 "	" " from 1st Serg vice Parsons promoted to 1s Lieut (dis. on Surg " " " " 22/ ")
15	William E. Michaels	" "	Oct 30 62 Sept 12 "	" " " " " " Brewster dismissed
16	E. J. Maguigan	" "	Dec 22 "	" " " " " Sage dis for dis. Dis on Exp of Term Sep 28 64
17	John S. Donnell	" "	Feby 1st 1863	" " " " " " Eyre " " " Promoted to Capt
18	Joseph T. Jones	" "	March 26th 63	" " 2 " " Dyke " " " Dis. on Surg Cert. of Dis
19	Theodore Snyder	" "	" 26th 63	" " " " " Milligan dissmissed [sic]
[20]	Randolph M. Smith	" "	3d June	" " discharged Dec 10.1863
[the preceding line may have been erased; Randolph Smith is also entry 11 on this page]
21	Theodore A. [?] Hope	"
22	John L. Graham	"

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No.

NAMES.

Rank

DESCRIPTION.

OCCUPATION.

ENLISTMENT.

REMARKS.

AGE.

HEIGHT.

Complexion.

Eyes.

Hair.

WHERE BORN.

When.

Where.

By whom

Term.

Feet.

Inches

Town or country

State

1

Frank Piers

Sgt Maj

22

5

10

light

hazel

Dark

Phila

Penna

Machinist

Dec 4th 1861

Phila

Lt Col Reiff

3 years

2

John Q Dyke

Q.M.S.

3

Franklin B Miller

[QMS]

4

Philip C Elberti

[hosp stew]

5

Abram V Bancker

Principle Musician

Mustered out of service by Order of Sec of War

6

William J Kirkpatrick

Principle Musician

" " " " " " " " " "

7

David B Thomas

[hosp stew]

8

Thomas B Scott

[comm sgt]

9

John C Partenheimer

[comm sgt]

10

Charles W. Leipold

Sgt Maj [?]

25

5

7

light

Blue

Light [??]

[illegible]

[illegible]

Clerk

Dec 26th 63

[illegible]

[illegible]

3 years

2nd enlist. Promoted to Sgt Maj Jan 1st 64 Sp.O Nr 1