He was born in 1842/45 (2 (19 in 1865), 5 (17 in 1860)). He was born in Pennsylvania (2, 5).
In 1860, he was living in Butler Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with Solomon and Catherine Schappel (presumably his parents), and with 7 others (presumably siblings) (5). He was a laborer (5).
When he enlisted, he was a laborer (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (2).
He was a substitute (1, 2). He enlisted and was 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, 6-7).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1). He was a private, in company H (6-7).
On 16 February 1891, a minor dependent, Henry J Chappell et al., unsuccessfully applied for a pension (3 [1891], 4 [1890]).
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) (Peter B Shappell)
2 company H, descriptive roll, #171 (Peter B Shappell)
3 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (Peter B Chappell)
4 pension index, by name (Peter B Chapell)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Butler Township, post office Gordon, microfilm series M653, film 1180, page 160 = 96 handwritten (Peter Schappel)
6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Peter B Shopbell)
7 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Peter B Shappell)
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Dwelling number | 692 | |||||||||
| Family number | 641 | |||||||||
| Name | Solomon Schappel | Catherine " | Mary " | Peter " | Elizabeth " | Emiline " | Hannah " | Ellen " | Sarah " | Harriet " |
| Age | 43 | 41 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m | f | f | f | f | f | f |
| Color | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Laborer | Laborer | ||||||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |