Samuel Munson 1834 - 1887 was the child of Samuel Munson 1804 - 1834 a Baptist Missionary to Indonesia. He was the first American child born on Java. The elder Samuel Munson was murdered on Sumatra in 1834 when the baby was a few months old.
The baby was taken home and raised in Maine. He joined the Army in 1861. He served through the Civil War and on the Pacific Coast and on the Plains. He was discharged as a Captain.
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