Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A ranar 30 ga Satumba, 1862, Kiesewetter ya shiga matsayin mai zaman kansa a Kamfanin B, 46th Ohio Infantry a lokacin yakin basasar Amurka. A Yaƙin Resaca
, ya ji rauni sosai a cinya na hagu Mayu 14, 1864. An tsare shi a kan gado na watanni bakwai, yayin da raunin ya zama gangrenous. Tare da magani daga likitan tiyata, ya warke, kuma an sallame shi a Camp Chase, Columbus, Maris 31, 1865. Ya kasance a sansanin a matsayin ma'aikaci har zuwa ranar 25 ga Agusta, lokacin da aka ɗauke shi aiki a matsayin mai kula da lissafi a kamfanin Columbus. Ya kasance a can har zuwa 1878.