Cornelius S. Munhall, 1847-1938 [RG1250.AM]

HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID

RG1250.AM:  Cornelius S. Munhall, 1847-1938

Papers:  1860s-1938
Arnold, Custer County, Nebraska:  Homesteader, Civil War soldier
Size:  One folder

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

Cornelius S. Munhall was a Civil War veteran who homesteaded near Arnold, Nebraska. This collection relates to his service during the Civil War and to frontier battles between the United States military and Native Americans. The manuscript portion of the collection consists of poems and manuscripts written by Munhall about his experiences in the Civil War and as a scout working with the 7th U.S. Cavalry. He wrote extensively about the Battle of the Washita and on pensions for Civil War veterans and widows. Also included is information Munhall copied from a merchant’s journal from Kearney, Nebraska, ca. 1860s. It provides information on prices of goods, names of local residents, and officers at Fort Kearny.

The photo component of the collection [RG1250.PH] consists of four photographic prints showing men in Union uniforms during the Civil War. The men are identified as doctors Willie, McClellan, and Frazer, and Captain Murphy of the First Nebraska.

INVENTORY

Poems and manuscripts relating to the Civil War


Subject headings:

Fort Kearny (Neb.)
Indians of North America
Kearney (Neb.)
Military pensions
Munhall, Cornelius S., 1847-1938
Pensions
Prices — Nebraska
United States Army. Illinois Volunteer. 26th Infantry
United States Army. 7th Cavalry
United States History — Civil War, 1861-1865
Veterans’ rights
Washita River, Battle of


Revised TMM         07-24-2009

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