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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], George J. Schmutz Papers, 1868-1926, Ms1992-047, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The George J. Schmutz Papers were purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in October 1992.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the George J. Schmutz Papers completed in October 2023.
George J. Schmutz was born on December 13, 1848, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Schmutz is the son of John S. Schmutz and Catherine Appolonia Frey. During the American Civil War, Schmutz enlisted in the Union Army in February 1864 and was mustered into the 188th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was discharged in December 1865. Following the war, Schmutz married Amanda Catherine Walker, and they had four children. Schmutz passed away on September 7, 1932, in Cumberland, Maryland.
External Sources:
"George J. Schmutz" in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/301603:9040, accessed October 2023.
George J Schmutz, family tree on Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/22510617/person/1259220454/facts, accessed October 2023.
This collection contains two books compiled by George J. Schmutz. The first book, titled "History of my boyhood days and early recollections of young manhood", covers Schmutz' family history, poetry, political and opinion pieces, and American Civil War memoirs. The second book, titled "Events in my young man days", includes a history of the 188th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry copied from a history written by Samuel P. Bates with added details and notes by Schmutz.
The guide to the George J. Schmutz Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).