Anson Mills Military person

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.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 31, 1834
Birth place	Thorntown Indiana
Date of death	November 05, 1924
Place of death	Washington D.C.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery

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allegiance	United States of America Union
military operations	American Indian Wars Battle of Slim Buttes Battle of the Rosebud
military branch	United States Army
service start	1861
service end	1897