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Civil War Soldiers - Manson
| Manson, Mahlon D., brigadier-general,
U.S. Army, was born at Piqua, Ohio, Feb. 20, 1820. He removed to
Indiana in early life, served in the Mexican war as captain in the 5th
Ind. infantry, and was a representative in the Indiana state
legislature in 1851-52. At the beginning of the Civil war he became
captain in the 10th Ind. volunteers, soon afterwards major and
colonel, and he commanded his regiment at Rich mountain, Va., July 11,
1861. He was in command of the 2nd brigade of the army of Gen. George
H. Thomas at the battle of Mill springs, Ky., Jan. 19, 1862, and on
March 24 he was commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers. In April
and May, 1862, he engaged in the skirmishes in front of Corinth,
Miss., and at the disastrous battle of Richmond, Ky., he commanded the
national forces before the arrival of Gen. Nelson, being wounded and
taken prisoner. He was exchanged in Dec, 1862, in the following March
commanded the national forces in a skirmish with Pegram, and in July,
1863, was in command during the Morgan raid in Indiana and Ohio. He
served with Burnside in east Tennessee, was placed at the head of the
23d army corps in Sept., 1863, and took part in the siege of
Knoxville, Tenn., and in various engagements in that state. He was
severely wounded at the battle of Resaca, and resigned on account of
his wounds, Dec. 21, 1864. Gen. Manson was the unsuccessful Democratic
candidate for governor of Indiana in 1864, and subsequently for
secretary of state, but he was elected to the 42nd Congress, and in
1872 was elected auditor of the state of Indiana. He died in
Crawfordsville, Ind., Feb. 4, 1895.
Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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