Editing Daniel Freeman (section)

{{Short description|American homesteader}}
{{Other people}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2008}}
[[Image:DanielFreeman.gif|thumb]]
[[File:Daniel Freeman Homestead Application.jpg|thumb|Daniel Freeman's Homestead Application]]
'''Daniel Freeman''' (April 26, 1826 – December 30, 1908) was an American [[Homesteading|homesteader]] and [[American Civil War|Civil War]] veteran.  He was recognized as the first person to file a claim under the [[Homestead Act]] of 1862.<ref>National Archives, Washington, D.C., Daniel Freeman's Certificate of Eligibility</ref>

Freeman was also the [[plaintiff]] in a landmark [[separation of church and state]] decision.