★ Manson, Mahlon Dickerson

Mahlon Dickerson Manson​

Born: February 20, 1820

Birthplace: Piqua, Ohio

Father: David Nelson Manson Jr. 1789 – 1823

Mother: Sarah Cornwall 1794 – 1854

Wife: Caroline Mitchell 1828 – 1896

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Indiana)​

Children:

Laura C. Manson Van Hook 1851 – 1878​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Indiana)​

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Mahlon Frederick Manson 1853 – 1931​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Indiana)​

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William Nelson Manson 1856 – 1922​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Indiana)​

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Martha Geyer Manson 1861 – 1923​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Indiana)​

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Sarah C. Manson Kerns 1861 – 1933​

(Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio)​

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John Morgan Manson 1867 – 1923​

(Buried: Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana)​

Education:

Studied medicine at Ohio Medical College​

Occupation before War:

School Teacher in Montgomery County, Indiana​

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Lecturer on medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana​

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Served in the Mexican – American War rising to Captain​

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Druggist in Crawfordsville, Indiana​

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1851 – 1852: Indiana State Representative​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain in 10th​ Indiana Volunteers Infantry Regiment

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1861 – 1862: Colonel of 10th​ Indiana Volunteers Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky​

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1862 – 1864: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers Infantry​

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1862: Wounded and Captured at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky​

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1863: Fought against Morgan during his raid into Ohio​

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1863: Led a Corps at the Battle of Campbell's Station, Tennessee​

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1864: Wounded at the Battle of Resaca, Georgia​

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1864: Resigned as Brigadier General on December 21st​​

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1864: Unsuccessful Candidate for Lt. Governor of Indiana​

Occupation after War:

1864 – 1871: Druggist in Crawfordsville, Indiana​

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1871 – 1873: United States Congressman from Indiana​

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1873 – 1879: Druggist in Crawfordsville, Indiana​

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1879 – 1881: Indiana State Auditor​

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1881 – 1885: Druggist in Crawfordsville, Indiana​

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1885 – 1886: Lt. Governor of Indiana​

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1886 – 1895: Druggist in Crawfordsville, Indiana​

Died: February 4, 1895

Place of Death: Frankfort, Indiana

Cause of Death: Heart Failure caused by rheumatism

Age at time of Death: 74 years old

Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Indiana

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy weekend (February 20th) Birthday Brig. General Mahlon D. Manson! Salutes remembering General Manson on his birthday weekend.

 

[Pollaco]

That wound at Resaca by an enemy shell exploding was so severe it ended his military career. He was unable to return to field duty and resigned on December 21, 1864.

 

[ErnieMac]

Most accounts the Battle of Richmond (KY) show MG William "Bull" Nelson as the Federal commander, but in fact Nelson was not on the field until the very end of the battle. The Union troops were primarily composed of the brigades of Manson and BG Charles Cruft with Manson in command.

 

[Luke Freet]

Manson was given command of the 23rd Corps during Longstreet's East Tennessee Campaign. After reorganization, he was made commander of a division of new-recruited Indiana regiments going into the Atlanta Campaign, in which he was wounded at Reseca. This marked the end of his active service, and he resigned in December.