He was born in Wayne County, Pennsylvania (3), probably to Amos and Susan Denslow (7). He was 25 years old when he enlisted in 1863 (3, 4, 7 [12 in 1850], 8 [22 in 1860]).
In 1850, he was living in Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (7). He had attended school in the previous year (7).
In 1860, he was living in Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, probably with his parents (8). He was a saywer (8).
When he was enlisted, he was a laborer (3).
He was 5 feet 10 inches tall, and had a brown complexion, gray eyes, and black hair (3).
He also served in company H of the 77th Pennsylvania Infantry, and in company D of the 77th Pennsylvania (2).
He was drafted (1, 4, 5). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 1 August 1863 in company D of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry, at Frankford, Pennsylvania (1, 3, 4 [7 Aug], 5). He was enlisted for three years, at Frankford, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yardley (?) (3). He served in company H of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry (5).
On 2 June 1865, he was transferred from the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry to the 91st Pennsylvania, by special order 138, headquarters, Army of the Potomac (1 June 1865) (3). He served as a private in company A of the 91st Pennsylvania (1).
He was discharged on 1 July 1865 by general order (1, 2 [has 2 Jul], 3, 4 [special order, war dept], 9 [for disability]).
In 1870, he was living in Flagg Township, Ogle County, Illinois (9). He was a farmer, with $500 in personal property (9). He was living with Adelia Denslow (presumably his wife), and Martin Denslow (10 months old, presumably their son) (9).
He applied successfully from Illinois for a pension on 3 January 1878 (2, 6).
He died on 26 February 1880 [?] at Lanabec [?] Iowa (2).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Lewis F Denslow)
2 pension index, by regiment (Lewis F Denslow)
3 company A descriptive roll, entry 184 (Lewis F [?] Denslow)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 5 May 2004 (Lewis F Denslow)
5 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'One hundred and eighteenth regiment', volume 3, page 1337. (In the roster) (Lewis F Denslow)
6 pension index, by name (Lewis F Denslow)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Clinton Township, page 198 stamped, line 22 (L J [sic] Denslow)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Clinton Township, page 150 handwritten = 166 stamped (Lewis F Denslow)
9 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 2 July 1865 (Privt Denslow)
[I did not find him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched 10 Oct 05); note that most entries from states alphabetically prior to Kentucky are lost]
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Dwellings visited | 19 | ||||||
| Families visited | 19 | ||||||
| Name | Amos Denslow | Susan | L J [sic] | M L | David A | Joseph O | Joseph Porton |
| Age | 38 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9/12 | 57 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | M |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Sawyer | ||||||
| Real estate owned | 1500 | ||||||
| Birthplace | Mass | Conn | Penn | " | " | " | Conn |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Dwelling number | 1112 | ||||||
| Family number | 1136 | ||||||
| Name | Amos Denslow | Susan C. Denslow | Lewis F. Denslow | Martha L. Denslow | David A. Denslow | Orson Q. [?] Denslow | Ellen L. Denslow |
| Age | 49 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10/12 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | m | m | f |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | Sawyer | |||||
| Value of real estate owned | 3,000 | ||||||
| Value of personal estate | 800 | ||||||
| Place of birth | Mass | Conn | Penna | Do | Do | Do | Do |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Dwelling-house number | 387 | ||
| Family number | 363 | ||
| Name | Denslow Lewis F. | - Adelia | - Martin |
| Age | 33 | 22 | 10/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | |
| Real estate value | |||
| Personal estate value | 500 | ||
| Birthplace | do [sc. Pa] | do | Ills |
| Father foreign born | |||
| Mother foreign born | |||
| Birth month if born within year | |||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||
| Attended school past year | |||
| Can't read | |||
| Can't write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |