He was 42 years old when he was enlisted (6, 9 [43 in 1860]). He was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (6, 9).
In 1860, he was living in Bridgeport Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his wife Elizabeth, and Ida, Henrietta, Lizzie, and Walter (presumably his children), along with another apparently unrelated person (9). He was a conveyancer (9).
When he was enlisted, he was a clerk (6).
He was 6 feet 0 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and light hair (6).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 4 February 1864 (1, 6). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Burke (6). He served as a private in company G (1).
He wrote a four-page letter on 13 May 1864, describing the fighting at the Battle of the Wilderness (7).
On 30 December 1864, Sellers proposed him to fill a vacancy in the Ambulance Corps (3).
He went on a furlough, from which he never returned (4). The furlough probably ended on 2 June 1865 (4). He deserted on 25 [?] June [?] 1865 (4, 11).
He was discharged on 9 August 1865 by general order, to date from 7 August 1865 (1, 2 ["no discharge given"]).
On 20 December 1867, his widow, Emma E Buzby, successfully applied for a pension (8).
In 1870, his widow Emma E Buzby was living in Bridgeport, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (10). She was living with Hetty, Lizzie, and Walter (presumably her children), and four Halloway's (10). She owned real estate worth $2,000 and personal property worth $300 (10).
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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)
3 letter, Sellers to Bartlett, 30 December 1864
4 company G, register of deserters (John B Buzby)
5 company G, register of men discharged, #67 (John B Buzby)
6 company G, second descriptive roll, entry [9] (John B Buzby)
7 auction inventory, Firearms auction featuring the Wiley Sword collection (searched 14 February 2005) (John B Buzby)
8 pension index, by name (John B Buzby)
9 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Bridgeport Borough, microfilm series M653, film 1143, page 65 = 13 handwritten (John B Buzby)
10 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Borough of Bridgeport, microfilm series M593, film 1379, page 521 = 4 handwritten (Emma E Buzby)
11 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 4 July 1865 (Busby)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veteran's census (searched April 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for him on RootsWeb WorldConnect (searched June 2007)]
| line | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Dwelling number | 92 | ||||||
| Family number | 99 | ||||||
| Name | John B Buzby | Elizebeth Buzby | Ida V Buzby | Henrietta Buzby | Lizzie Y Buzby | Walter A Buzby | Jothna [?] Heaps |
| Age | 43 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 45 |
| Sex | m | f | f | f | f | m | m |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation | Conveyancer | Manager Co [?] Factory | |||||
| Value of real estate owned | 4000 | ||||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | ||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | England |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Dwelling-house number | 27 | |||||||
| Family number | 26 | |||||||
| Name | Buzby Emma E | Hetty [?] | Lizzie | Walter A | Halloway William | Ida V | Egbert | Ella May |
| Age | 50 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 11/12 | 11/12 |
| Sex | F | F | F | M | M | F | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Keep House | At Home | Teacher School | At School | W on Farm | At Home | " " | " " |
| Real estate value | 2000 | |||||||
| Personal estate value | 300 | |||||||
| Birthplace | Penna | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | ||||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | July | July | ||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | |||||||
| Can't read | ||||||||
| Can't write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
