1st LT - Co. G, 13th Kansas Cavalry - Mustered in; Sept. 20, 1862. Mustered out; June 26, 1865.
Levi Hensel was born February 29, 1832 in New
Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
When President Abraham Lincoln called for 300,000 volunteers on July 2, 1862, the State of Kansas answered the call. Levi Hensel was among those that could not resist his President's request for aid, and he enlisted in the Union cause on September 20th.
He was quickly commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in Company G, 13th Kansas Cavalry. The 13th Kansas Cavalry was ordered to Little Rock on March 3, 1865, where it performed guard and provost duty.
On March 27, 1865, Lt. Hensel was awarded another appointment, that of Assistant Regimental Quartermaster.
Levi was mustered out with his regiment on June 26, 1865. The men were subsequently discharged at Fort Leavenworth on July 13th.
During his later years, Levi continued his journalistic work as a reporter for a local newspaper. He died on March 13, 1911 from gangrene of the lower extremities.
1st LT - Co. G, 13th Kansas Cavalry - Mustered in; Sept. 20, 1862. Mustered out; June 26, 1865.
Levi Hensel was born February 29, 1832 in New
Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
When President Abraham Lincoln called for 300,000 volunteers on July 2, 1862, the State of Kansas answered the call. Levi Hensel was among those that could not resist his President's request for aid, and he enlisted in the Union cause on September 20th.
He was quickly commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in Company G, 13th Kansas Cavalry. The 13th Kansas Cavalry was ordered to Little Rock on March 3, 1865, where it performed guard and provost duty.
On March 27, 1865, Lt. Hensel was awarded another appointment, that of Assistant Regimental Quartermaster.
Levi was mustered out with his regiment on June 26, 1865. The men were subsequently discharged at Fort Leavenworth on July 13th.
During his later years, Levi continued his journalistic work as a reporter for a local newspaper. He died on March 13, 1911 from gangrene of the lower extremities.
Family Members
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Josiah Hensel
1825–1919
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Eliza Anne Hensel Frease
1828–1890
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Susan Hensel Buchanan
1830–1903
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Pvt Abel Hensel
1833–1902
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Ellen Hensel Shifflett
1835–1909
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Enos Barton Hensel
1837–1909
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Emily Hensel Eldridge
1838–1886
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Alvin R. Hensel
1840–1920
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Abigail "Abbie" Hensel Forney
1842–1924
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Elisha Hensel
1844–1919
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Harvey Hensel
1846–1912
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