Oneota Township list of persons liable to military duty
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a single document prepared by Oneota Township Assessor E.G. Swanstrom. Addressed to St. Louis County Auditor, Luke Marvin, the document is dated August 14, 1862 and contains a list of names of men who were residents of Oneota and between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, making them liable for military duty. The list includes sixteen names and information about the individuals including their ages and general remarks including citizenship status and physical disabilities.
Dates
- 1862 August 14
Creator
- Swanstrom, Emanuel G., 1837-1910 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
E.G. Swanstrom was the Oneota Township Assessor in 1862 when he created the list of persons in Oneota who were liable to military duty. A native of Sweden, Swanstrom moved to Chisago County, Minnesota in 1854 and to Oneota around 1856. He was a St. Louis County Commissioner for thirteen years and represented District 29 in the Minnesota House in 1873-1874 and the Minnesota Senate in 1877-1880. Swanstrom was married; his occupation at the time of his political service was reported as lumberman/mercantile business/former farmer and lumberman. He was affiliated with the Republican Party.
Swanstrom held many county offices and was receiver of the United States Land Office, 1883-1887. A member of one of the first Swedish families in Duluth, he settled in Oneota and worked hard to improve and develop this western area of Duluth, which earned him the title of “father of the West End”.
Extent
1.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains a single document prepared by Oneota Township Assessor E.G. Swanstrom. Addressed to St. Louis County Auditor, Luke Marvin, the document is dated August 14, 1862 and contains a list of names of men who were residents of Oneota and between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, making them liable for military duty.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
- Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Government records Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oneota (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Servicemen, Military Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Oneota Township list of persons liable to military duty
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: M. David.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu