Son of Festus Elizur Munger and Sarah Harris. Retired farmer, Senior Vice President of the Central California Veteran's Association in Arroyo Grande. He was married on March 9, 1865 in Dayton, Ohio to Charlotte Brenner, they had five sons and five daughters. He married Wealthy Leek 11 November, 1906 in California. He was part of the Union Army in the Civil War. When asked of his military service he described his experience as follows - " I was in the Civil War from Sept. 5, 1861 to June 1, 1865. My brother Lyman and myself were in the same regt., 44th Ohio Vol. Infy., Co. 'C', organized at Springfield, Oh.; veteranized at Strawberry Plains after the siege of Knoxville, on that cold New Year's of 1864, as the 8th Ohio Vol. Cav'ly. Served with Sheridan all through Shenandoah campaign, I was finally captured while on out-post duty Jan 11, 1865, and was in Libby until they had to turn us over to our forces." (From The Munger Book, JB Munger, 1914).
Son of Festus Elizur Munger and Sarah Harris. Retired farmer, Senior Vice President of the Central California Veteran's Association in Arroyo Grande. He was married on March 9, 1865 in Dayton, Ohio to Charlotte Brenner, they had five sons and five daughters. He married Wealthy Leek 11 November, 1906 in California. He was part of the Union Army in the Civil War. When asked of his military service he described his experience as follows - " I was in the Civil War from Sept. 5, 1861 to June 1, 1865. My brother Lyman and myself were in the same regt., 44th Ohio Vol. Infy., Co. 'C', organized at Springfield, Oh.; veteranized at Strawberry Plains after the siege of Knoxville, on that cold New Year's of 1864, as the 8th Ohio Vol. Cav'ly. Served with Sheridan all through Shenandoah campaign, I was finally captured while on out-post duty Jan 11, 1865, and was in Libby until they had to turn us over to our forces." (From The Munger Book, JB Munger, 1914).
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