Anson Mills

Anson Mills
Anson Mills
	Colonel Anson Mills
Born	August 31, 1834; Thorntown, Indiana
Died	November 5, 1924 (aged 90); Washington, DC
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Service/branch	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1861–1897
Rank	Brigadier General (USA)
Commands held	3rd Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Shiloh; Battle of Stones River; Battle of Chickamauga; Atlanta Campaign; Franklin–Nashville Campaign; American Indian Wars Sioux Wars Big Horn Expedition Fort Reno Skirmish; Battle of Powder River; ; Northern Plains 1876 Summer Campaign Battle of Prairie Dog Creek; Battle of Rosebud; Battle of Slim Buttes; ; ;

Anson Mills (August 31, 1834 – November 5, 1924) was a United States Army officer, surveyor, inventor, and entrepreneur. Engaged in south Texas as a land surveyor and civil engineer, he both named and laid out the city of El Paso, Texas. Mills also invented a woven cartridge belt which late in life made his fortune.

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