He was born in Pennsylvania (2, 4). He was 18 years old when he was enlisted (2, 4 [13 in 1860]).
In 1860, he was living in Pinegrove Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (4). He was living with Henry and Susannah Hummel (presumably his parents), and with others (presumably his siblings) (4).
He was a laborer when he was enlisted (2).
He was 5 feet 4-1/2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, hazel eyes, and light hair (2).
He was a substitute (1, 2). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 27 March 1865 (1, 2). He was enlisted for one year, at Pottsville, Pennsylvania, by Captain Bowen (2). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1).
He died of typhoid fever, on 26 June 1865, at Slough General Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia (1).
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) (Benne'le Hummel)
2 company H, register of deaths (Benneville Hummell)
3 company H, descriptive roll, #168 (Bemmeville Hummel)
4 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pinegrove Township, post office Schuylkill Haven, microfilm series M653, film 1179, page 654 = 102 handwritten (Beneville Hummel)
[I did not find an entry for him in the LDS pilot index to the 1870 US census (accessed 3 November 2009)]
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the pension index by name (searched March 2007)]
| line | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Dwelling number | 734 | |||||
| Family number | 715 | |||||
| Name | Henry Hummel | Susannah " | Carolina " | Rebecca " | Beneville " | George " |
| Age | 67 | 59 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 7 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F | M | M |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | |||||
| Value of real estate owned | 2000 | |||||
| Value of personal estate | 350 | |||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |