Muller (Charles F.) Papers, ca. 1783-1892, bulk (bulk 1861-1865)

Summary

Title:

Charles F. Muller Papers,

Dates:

ca. 1783-1892, bulk (bulk 1861-1865)

Creators:

Muller (Charles F.)

Extent:

.8 linear feet (2 document boxes)

Language:

English.

Preferred citation:

Charles F. Muller Papers. Wyles Mss 42. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains an autograph book, correspondence, diary, documents, reminiscences, and ephemera of Charles F. Muller, a Civil War Union soldier, Pennsylvania Infantry, 29th Regiment (Vol), Co. B, as well as some other items apparently not directly pertaining to Muller.

Biographical / historical:

Charles F. Muller was born on January 11, 1844. At the age of 17, he left his home in Philadelphia to join the Union Army to fight in the Civil War. He enlisted in Company B of the 29th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers as a private, being mustered into service on July 5, 1861. After several months of training, his regiment began to see some fighting in late February of 1862. In December of 1863, his regiment became the first in the country to become a veteran organization, as Muller joined his fellow soldiers in re-enlisting at the end of their initial term of service. Several weeks later, Muller was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. In April of 1864, Muller's regiment joined "Sherman's Army," led by General William Tecumseh Sherman, for the famous "March to the Sea" through Georgia. Muller was wounded at Pine Knob, Georgia on June 15, 1864. He recovered, however, and was mustered out with his company in July of 1865.

After the war, Charles Muller traveled throughout the South trying to make a living in agricultural sales. He had a difficult time of it, and by 1869 he decided to return to Philadelphia and make a fresh start. He eventually married and had children, and by 1891 was living in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was here that he began to write his memoirs.

Acquisition information:

Undetermined.

Physical location:

Del Sur

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by D. Tambo and T. Lewis

Date Prepared:

© 2003

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid in EAD v. 1.0 derived from MS Word 2000 file by David C. Gartrell. Date of source: 10 October 2003 .

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

Charles F. Muller Papers. Wyles Mss 42. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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