Emil D. Munch

Emil D. Munch 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] 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.