“Francis Schuyler Flint was born on January 1, 1846 in Stafford, Vermont. He served in the Second Minnesota Light Artillery Battery during the Civil War, and was mustered into service on January 14, 1862. He was taken prisoner by Confederate forces on February 6, 1863 after the Battle of Murfreesboro (Battle of Stones River), and was held in Richmond (Libby) Prison. He re-enlisted on March 22, 1864; was promoted to corporal on April 1,1865; and was mustered out August 6, 1865. Francis married Jennie Russell at St. Cloud, Minnesota on April 18, 1867. Jennie was born April 3, 1846 at Glasgow, Scotland to Robert (b.1820) and Agnes Leitch (b.1824) Russell. Francis and Jennie also farmed in Langola Township. They had ten children, including Nelson Flint (b.1869). Francis died October 23, 1908 and Jennie died May 4, 1920, both at Rice, Minnesota, which is located immediately adjacent to Langola Township.

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“Civil War information consisting of numerous letters from Francis S. Flint while serving with the 2nd Battery of Minnesota Light Artillery, two small diaries of Will A. Spaulding, and a "Class Book" (record book) of a "Christian Class" organized by men in the Second Battery. There are letters from Francis S. Flint from logging camps in northern Minnesota (1876); a few other family letters and deeds; and a record book of Langola school district in Benton County, Minnesota (1861-1869), in which Schuyler Flint also kept personal accounts as late as 1880.

“The collection includes one roll of microfilm, which contains images of some of the material in the collection: Spaulding's class book, diaries, and some of Francis' Civil war correspondence.

“See the article: Vickie Wendel, "Ordinary Heroes: The Second Minnesota Battery of Light Artillery," Minnesota History 54: 141-152, for more information about Flint's Civil War experiences.”

Source: http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/p2349.xml