Duel, Levi
Birth
Levi was born in Wright, Schoharie County on 10 MAR 1841, a son of John F Duel (1813 – 1862) and Olive Ingraham (1803 – 1882). His siblings were:[1]
- Aaron Deuel (1830 – )
- Maria Deuel (1831 – )
- Jacob Duell (1833 – )
- John CP Deuel (1843 – 1861)
- Lucy J. Deuel (1837 – 1866)
- Matilda (Louisa) Deuel (1841 – )
- Elizabeth (Betsa) Deuel (1844 – )
- Minor Deuel (1846 – 1880)
- Philo P. Duell (1849 – 1924)
Marriage & Children
Did not marry
Military Service
| Name: | Levi Dull (Levi Duel) |
| 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
Levi Duel was captured, June 16, 1864, at Petersburg; died of diarrhoea, August 18, 1864, at Andersonville, GA. Buried there in grave number 6087.
U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865 about Levi Dull[2]
Name: Levi Dull
Death Date: 18 Aug 1864
Death Place: Andersonville, Georgia
Enlistment State: New York
Rank: Private
Company: K
Regiment: 7 N Y Arty
Box Number: 34
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Levi Duel[2]
Name: Levi Duel
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 113th Regiment
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Levi Duel[2]
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
Civil War Record Summaries
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Levi Dull[2]
Name: Levi Dull
Residence: Knox, New York
Occupation: Laborer
Age at enlistment: 21
Enlistment Date: 1 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
State Served: New York
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, New York 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment on 18 Aug 1862.Mustered out on 18 Aug 1864 at Andersonville, GA.
Birth Date: abt 1841
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-GeneralRoll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the UnionCarnival of Blood: Civil War Ordeal of 7th NY Heavy Artillery
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Levi Duel[2]
Name: Levi Duel
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 7 N. Y. H. A.
Regiment Name Expanded: 7th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
Company: K
Alternate Name: Levi/Dull
Film Number: M551 roll 39
American Civil War Soldiers about Levi Dull[2]
Name: Levi Dull
Enlistment Date: 1 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 1 August 1862 at the age of 21.
Enlisted in Company K, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 18 Aug 1862.
Died of disease as a POW Company K, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 18 Aug 1864 at Andersonville, GA.
Sources: 14,43
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York
7th NY HEavy Artillery
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.
History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell
Knox - Levi Duel, 113th Regiment.
Heroes of Albany
Died, not mentioned.
Carnival of Blood
DULL, LEVI - Born: Wright, NY. Age:21. Occupation: laborer. Enlisted, August 1, 1862, as private in Co. K.; captured, June 16, 1864, at Petersburg; died of diarrhoea, August 18, 1864, at Andersonville, GA. Buried there in grave number 6087. Also borne as Duel and Duell.
Census Records
1850 United States Federal Census about Levi Duel[2]
Name: Levi Duel
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1842
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1850: Wright, Schoharie, New York
Gender: Male
Family Number: 201
Household Members:
Name Age
John Duel 23
Oliva Duel 37
Ann Duel 19
Jacob Duel 17
John Duel 15
Louisa Duel 10
Levi Duel 8
Betsy Duel 5
Minor Duel 4
Philo Duel 1
Additional Media
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.
History of Schoharie County, New York, 1713-1882 with illusustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Published 1882 by D. Mason in Syracuse, N.Y .
Levi Duel, private, Company K, 7th N. Y. Heavy Artillery; born in the town of Schoharie, in 1841; enlisted August 4, 1862 ; was captured during the battle in front of Petersburgh, and died in Andersonville prison, August 15, 1864.
Andersonville Prisoners of War about Levi Dull[2]
Surname: Levi Dull
Rank: PRIVATE
Company: K
Regiment: 7
State: NY
Arm of Service: ARTILLERY
Death Date: 18 Aug 1864
Cause of Death: DIARRHEA
Remarks: LEVI DUEL [4]; LEVI DULE, B 5 NY, ARM NOT LISTED [3]
Reference: p 33 [3]; p 98 [56]
Location of Capture: PETERSBURG, VA
Date of Capture: 16 Jun 1864
Page: 185
Notes: DUEL DULE
More Information: NO
Code: 16087
Grave: 6087
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