He was born in February 1849 (6). He was 18 years old when he enlisted in 1864 (2, 6 [51 in 1900]). He was born in Germany (6).
In 1849/50, he immigrated to the United States (6). He was a naturalized citizen by 1900 (6).
He was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (2).
He also served in company G of the 14th United States Infantry (3,4).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 14 July 1864 (1, 2, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He served as a private in company A (1).
He apparently joined the regiment in February 1865 (5).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3).
On 5 November 1890, he applied successfully from Arizona for a pension (3, 4). He again applied on 28 August 1907 (3).
In 1891/1892, he married Sophia [unknown surname] (6). In 1900, she had had four children, three of whom were alive (6).
In 1900, he was living in Gila County, Arizona (6). He was living with his wife Sophia, his stepchildren Walter and James [?] Francis, and his son John W Sessler (6).
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) (Louis Selser)
2 company A descriptive roll, entry 154 (Louis Selser)
3 pension index, by regiment (Louis Sessler [sic])
4 pension index, by name (Louis Sessler)
5 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 27 February 1865 [sic] (Louis Selser)
6 1900 US census, Arizona, Gila County, portions of Gila County outside of Globe, supervisor's district Arizona, enumeration district 18, microfilm series T623, film 45, page 246 A = 19 handwritten (Louis Sessler)
[I did not find him in Ancestry's index to the 1890 veterans census (searched October 2005)]
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| street | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling number | 496 | ||||
| family number | 503 | ||||
| name | Sessler Louis | - Sophia | Francis Walter | Francis Jessie [?] | Sessler John W. |
| relationship | Head | Wife | S Son | S Son | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M |
| birth date | Feb 49 | Mar 66 | July 83 | Feb 85 | June [?] 97 |
| age | 51 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 2 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 8 | 8 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 4 | ||||
| # of children living | 3 | ||||
| birthplace | Germany | Texas | Texas | Texas | Arizona |
| father's birthplace | Germany | Texas | Texas | Texas | Germany |
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas |
| immigration year | 50 | ||||
| # years in USA | 50 | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | Na | ||||
| occupation | Miner | Coal Breaker [?] | |||
| # months not employed | 6 | 0 | |||
| # months in school | 5 | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||||
| farm/house | H | ||||
| # of farm schedule |