Emil D. Munch

Major
Emil D. Munch
Munch in 1861
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
January 8, 1861 – January 6, 1862
Minnesota State Treasurer
In office
January 10, 1868 - January 5, 1872
Preceded byCharles Scheffer
Succeeded byWilliam Seeger
Personal details
Born(1831-12-12)December 12, 1831
Halberstadt, Kingdom of Prussia
DiedAugust 31, 1887(1887-08-31) (aged 55)
Afton, Minnesota
Resting placeOakland Cemetery
NationalityGerman
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of service1861-1862
Rank Captain
Major (militia)
Unit1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
Veteran Reserve Corps
Commands1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War Dakota War of 1862

Emil D. Munch (December 12, 1831 – August 30, 1887) was a German American politician, businessman, and American Civil War veteran from Minnesota.

Munch was born in Halberstadt, Prussia. He emigrated to the United States in 1849 and settled in Taylors Falls, Minnesota in 1852, and then in Chengwatana, Minnesota in 1857. He was in the lumber industry and owned a sawmill. Munch served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1860 and 1861. He was a Republican. During the American Civil War, Munch served as the Captain of the 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery[1] and was later commissioned as a Major in the Minnesota Militia. Munch was wounded during the American Civil War at the Battle of Shiloh when he was shot in his hip by a minié ball. Munch later served as Minnesota State Treasurer from 1868 to 1872. He continued to be involved in the lumber business. Munch also operated a flour mill in Afton, Minnesota. He died in Afton on August 31, 1887 at the age of 55 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery.[2][3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ Honoring our veterans: Pine County’s Emil Munch led First Minnesota in Civil War
  2. ^ Minnesota Legislators; Past & Present-Emil Munch
  3. ^ Minnesota Historical Society-Emil Munch papers
  4. ^ 'Emil Munch's Death-A Politician and Official Whose Record Was Not Spotted,' The Saint Paul Globe (Sant Paul, Minnesota), September 3, 1887, pg. 2
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