Manuscript Group 1090 George Washington Mindil (1843 – 1907), Civil War Officer Papers, 1861 – 1905

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1090. MINDIL, GEORGE WASHINGTON
(1843-1907), Civil War officer.
Papers, 1861-1905.  1/2 ft.

 
Correspondence, diaries, military orders, discharge papers, maps
of Civil War battlefields and historical sketches by Mindil who
volunteered for the Union Army and rose to become chief of staff
to General Philip Kearney and later became the youngest brigadier
general in the Union forces.  After the war, Mindil was a
member of the Union League in Philadelphia, worked in the watch
and jewelry trade in New York and Philadelphia, and took the
position of “Jewelry Examiner in the Public Stores” at
the New York Custom House in the fall of 1895.   Collection
includes: military correspondence received by Mindil, 1861-1865;
diaries, 1863-1866, detailing military maneuvers, weather
conditions, notations regarding letters sent and those received,
visits to the Union League, and excursions to the theater;
testimonial letters addressed to the United States president
recommending Mindil as a “port warden” and an
autobiographical sketch.
Gift of Clinton Mindil, 1978.

MG
1090

George
W. Mindil (b. 1843), Civil War General

Papers,
1861-1905

Container
List

Box
Folder
Title
Date

1
George W. Mindil:

1.
Correspondence
1861-1862
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1863-1865
3.
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1866-1905
4.
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n.d.
5.   Diary
June 17, 1863-Dec. 31, 1864
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Jan. 1, 1865-June 1, 1865
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Jan. 1, 1866-May 31, 1866
6.   “The Battle of Williamsburg, VA, May 5,
1862”

n.d.
7.    Maps.  Civil War battlefields (3 items)
Battle Creek, Tenn.
Oct. 20, 1863
Battle Field, Williamsburg Battle of May 5, 1862
5-6 May, 1862
(by M.D. McAllister)
Chantilly – Germantown
Oct. 1874?
8.
Autobiographical sketch (1843-1865)

1865
9.   Address delivered at the 4^th Annual
Reunion of the
1895
Veteran Association of the 27^th Regiment, NJ
Volunteers

 
10.   “Historical Statement of the Services of
Major General

n.d.
George W. Mindil …”
11.   Printed material.  Includes biographical
sketches
and newspaper obituaries of G.W. Mindil (n.d.)
1899,
n.d.
12.   Circulars, from the Ordinance Office, War Dept.,
Washington,                      1863
D.C., series of 1863, G.P.O. (bound volume)
13.   General’s Orders; Adjutant and Inspector
General’s Office        June
17, 1864
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July 29, 1864
(2 printed volumes)

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