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Levi Duel grave stone at Andersonville (misspelled Levi Dull)<br.>2002 photo by Ken Coons, J

Birth

Levi was born in Wright, Schoharie County at about 1841, a son of John and Olivia Duel.

Marriage & Children

Military Service

Name: Levi Dull
Residence: Knox
Enlistment Date: 1 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Knox
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery
Company: Company K
Captured at: Petersburg, VA
Captured on: 16 Jun 1864
Imprisoned at: Andersonville, GA
Died of Disease on: 18 Aug 1864
Death Place: Andersonville, GA
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at age 21. Name also spelled Duel and Duell
Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers and Andersonville Prisoners of War; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898

Death

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Military records at the National Archives contain the actual enlistment papers signed by him personally; muster log extracts covering two years that reflect him going from present for duty, to missing in action 16 Jun 1864, to "captured by the enemy," to died at Andersonville, GA, with grave number. There are several documents related to the confirmation of his death as a POW, and subsequent discharge in that status. The muster in log contains a physical description at enlistment: 21 years, 5'9" with brown hair, dark complexion.

Additional Media

Knox - Levi Duel - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Levi Duel
Name: Levi Duel
(Levi Dull)
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1841
Birth Place: Wright, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 18 Aug 1864

Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:1087;Roll #:744.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. (microfilm, 1185 rolls). Albany, New York: New York State Archives.


Sources