G.S. Neel Civil War Papers, 1860-1865.

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G.S. Neel Civil War Papers, 1860-1865.

This collection, compiled by Neel's great-grandson, Richard Groves, contains photocopies of pension applications, death certificates, newspaper clippings, as well as Neel's Civil War diary and correspondence.

.21 linear ft. (1 document box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7624416

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 70th (1861-1865). Company A.

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Neel, G. S., 1842-1931.

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Groves, Richard F.

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George Samuel Neel was born in 1842 near Decatur, Ohio. He married Kentucky schoolteacher Minerva Glass in 1866, and had eight children. Neel enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1864 and served in Company A of the 70th Regiment, Ohio Infantry. After service with Generals Logan and Sherman, and participating in the Atlanta Campaign, he was honorably discharged. Neel died in 1931 in Webster City, Iowa. From the description of G.S. Neel Civil War Papers, 1860-1865. (Iowa State University). Wor...