Charles Henry Morrill wrote an extensive autobiography. Highlights include being a Private in the Civil War; travelled by covered wagon from New Hampshire to Nebraska where he settled a homestead; he was private secretary to Governor Nance of Nebraska from 1879-1883; he was President of Stromsburg, Nebraska, Bank 1883-1890; helped the Burlington Railroad explore the country and plan the best routes for the railroad lines; friend to William "Buffalo Bill" Cody; member of the Board of Regents of Nebraska State University, 1890-1903. Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), Source Medium: Book . [9]

Charles Morrill enlisted at New London, N.H., as a Musician on 9 August 1862 at the age of 20 in Company I, 11th Infantry Regiment New Hampshire, and mustered out on 4 June 1865. Historical Data Systems, American Civil War Soldiers (Electronic database at http://www.ancestry.com), Source Medium: Book . [10]

[1]Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Name: Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917;), 10. Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), Source Medium: Book .

[2]1870 US Census , Marion IA, p. 299b. 1870 US Census, Source Medium: Book .

[3]1880 US Census , Stromsburg NE, p. 262B. 1880 US Census, Source Medium: Book .

[4]1900 US Census , Lincoln NE, p. 21. 1900 US Census, Source Medium: Book .

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[6]Farmer's Cabinet (Name: Amherst, NH;), 25 September 1862, p. 3. Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, NH), Source Medium: Newspaper .

[7]Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Name: Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917;), 135. Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), Source Medium: Book .

[8]ibid., 135. Buried in Stromsburg, Nebraska. Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), Source Medium: Book .

[9]ibid.

[10]Historical Data Systems, American Civil War Soldiers (Name: Electronic database at http://www.ancestry.com;).

[11]Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Name: Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917;), back fold-out page. Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), Source Medium: Book .

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[13]Annie Morrill Smith, Morrill Kindred in America, Volume 2 (Name: New York: Grafton Press, 1931;), 199. .

[14]Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Name: Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917;), back fold-out page. Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), Source Medium: Book .

[15]Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Name: Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com;). Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com), Source Medium: Book .

[16]Annie Morrill Smith, Morrill Kindred in America, Volume 2 (Name: New York: Grafton Press, 1931;), 199. .

[17]Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Name: Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com;). Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com), Source Medium: Book .

[18]Date and place derived from 1900 census. .

[19]Grave stone. .

[20]Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Name: Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com;). Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com), Source Medium: Book .

[21]Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Name: Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917;), back fold-out page. Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), Source Medium: Book .

[22]Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Name: Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com;). Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com), Source Medium: Book .