He was 21 years old when he was enlisted (3, 4 [16 in 1860]). He was born in Pennsylvania (3, 4).
In 1860, he was living in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (4). He had attended school within the year (4).
He was a polisher when he was enlisted (3).
He was 5 feet 11-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair (3).
He was drafted from Cheltenham (1, 3). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 2 March 1865 (1, 3). He was enlisted for one year, at Norristown, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yerkes (3). His service was credited to the Sixth Congressional District (3). He served as a private in company G (1).
He received clothing worth $36.82 (3).
He was discharged at Augur General Hospital USA, near Alexandria, Virginia, by general order 79, Adjutant General's Office, on 13 June 1865 (1, 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) (William Kensil)
2 company G, register of men discharged, #61 (William Kensil)
3 company G, descriptive roll, [#59] (William Kensil)
4 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Cheltenham Township, microfilm series M653, film 1143, page 94 = 16 handwritten (William Kensil)
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the pension index by name cards (searched December 2006)]
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| Name | Ann Kensil | William " | Margaret " | Franklin " | Sallie " | Sarah " |
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