creator:

 Groves, Richard, collector

 title:

 G. S. Neel's Civil War Papers

 dates:

 1860-1865

 extent:

 0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box).

 collection number:

 MS 637  

 repository:

 Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Groves, Richard, collector. G. S. Neel's Civil War Papers, MS 637, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Biographical note

George Samuel Neel was born March 20, 1842, near Decatur, Ohio, to Hiriam and Malinda Babbers Neel. He married Kentucky schoolteacher Minerva A. Glass on January 17, 1866 in Brown County, Ohio. The couple had eight children.  Neel enlisted in the Army on February 26, 1864 and served in Company A of the 70^th regiment, Ohio infantry. After serving with Generals Logan and Sherman and participating in the Atlanta campaign, he was honorably discharged on August 14, 1865. Neel died July 1, 1931 at Webster City, Iowa.

Collection description

This collection contains the photocopies of material Neel's great-grandson, Richard Groves duplicated and collected from various sources. The documents include copies of both Neel and his widow's application for pensions, death certificates, and newspaper clippings, as well as a copy of Neel's 1864 diary and his Civil War-era correspondence.