He was born in Milton, Pennsylvania (9, 10, 12). He was 18 years old when he was enlisted (9, 10 [17 (?) in 1863], 12 [17 in 1860]).
In 1860, he was living in Milton Borough, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (12). He was living with Daniel and Elizabeth Stutsman (presumably his parents) (12). He was a boatman (12). He had attended school within the year (12).
He was a fifer when he was enlisted (9, 10 [musician]).
He was 5 feet 0 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair (9, 10 [5'5"]).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 6 November 1861 (1). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Parsons (9). He served as a musician in company F (1).
On 19 April 1863, he was sent to a hospital in Washington DC (6).
He was detailed as regimental butcher on 24 September 1863 (3, 8).
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer on 24 December 1863 (1, 10). He was enlisted for three years, at Bealton, Virginia, by Lieutenant W H Carpenter (10).
He was detailed by Lieutenant Colonel Sinex for duty in the quartermaster department, and ordered to report to Lieutenant Lentz, on 19 February 1864 (4, 9).
On 12 September 1864, he was relieved from duty in the quartermaster department, and ordered to report to his company for duty (5, 11).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1).
He applied successfully for a pension on 26 January [perhaps June] 1880 (2).
Contact Elida at elida@signature.cc, who is interested in Stutzman/Stutsman/Stolzman/Stitzman family members who served in the Civil War from Pennsylvania.
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)
2 Veterans' administration. Pension index, by name. (Searched 15 Feb 2001, on <www.ancestry.com>.) (Adam Stitzman)
3 special order 93, HQ 91st PA, 24 September 1863
4 special order 7, HQ 91st PA, 19 February 1864
5 special order 77, HQ 91st PA, 12 September 1864
6 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 24 April 1863 (Musician Stutzman)
7 [list of detailed men, probably from Sept 1864] (Adam Stetzman)
8 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 24 September 1863 (Musician Stitzman)
9 company F, descriptive roll, #79 (Adam Stitzman)
10 company F, second descriptive roll, #15 (Adam Stitzman)
11 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 13 September 1864 (Musician Stitzman)
12 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Northumberland County, Milton Borough, microfilm series M653, film 1149, page 390 = 219 [?] handwritten (Adam D Stutsman)
| line | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Dwelling number | 1493 | 1494 [sic] | ||||||||
| Family number | 1486 | Un [sic] | ||||||||
| Name | Daniel Stutsman | Elizabeth " | John H " | Adam D " | George " | Saml " | Thomas " | Aaron " | Frank " | Calvian " |
| Age | 46 | 46 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m |
| Color | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Laborer | Boatman | do | |||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 700 | |||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | do [sc. Pennsylvania] | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do | do |
| Married within year | ||||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
