Duel, Levi
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
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.
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897
DULL, LEVI — Age, 21 years. Enlisted, August 1, 1862, at Knox; mustered in as private, Co. K, Seventh Artillery (originally One Hundred and Thirteenth Infantry), August 18, 1862, to serve three years; captured, June 16, 1864, near Petersburg, Va.; died of disease, August 18, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga ; also borne Duel and Duell.
Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery
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