Anson Stager Military person

Anson Stager (April 20, 1825 - March 26, 1885) was the co-founder of Western Union, the first president of Western Electric Manufacturing Company and Union Army general, where he was head of the Military Telegraph Department during the Civil War.

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Anson Stager
Birth dateApril 20, 1825
Birth place
Ontario County New York , New York
Date of deathMarch 26, 1885
Place of death
Chicago

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allegiance
United States of America
Union
military operations
American Civil War
military branch
Union Army
military commandMilitary Telegraph Department
service start1861
service end1868

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