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
Levi Duel was captured, June 16, 1864, at Petersburg; died of diarrhoea, August 18, 1864, at Andersonville, GA. Buried there in grave number 6087.
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Levi Duel[1]
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
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.
1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox
History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell
Heroes of Albany
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
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.
Sources
- ↑ www.Ancestry.com
