Manson, Mahlon D. -- (Mahlon Dickerson) -- 1820-1895
Person
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Mahlon Dickerson Manson Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0236 HC 61
Abstract
Mahlon Dickerson Manson (February 20, 1820 – February 4, 1895) was a druggist, Indiana politician (serving in the Indiana legislature, as a U.S. Congressman, and as Indiana Lieutenant Governor), and a Union general in the American Civil War.
Manson was born in Piqua, Ohio, to David Manson, Jr., and Sarah Cornwall and was a descendant of David Manson (aide to Revolutionary War General George Washington). Manson’s family would later move from Ohio to Crawfordsville, Indiana, and, after...
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Other: Majority of material found in 1845-1900