Mahlon Dickerson Manson

Photograph of Gen. Mahlon D. Manson. Courtesy of Cain, Stephanie. “People Lew Knew: Mahlon D. Manson, Crawfordville General.” General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, June 28, 2013.

During the American Civil War (1861-1865), Brigadier General Mahlon Dickerson Manson of Crawfordsville, Indiana, led the triumphant 10th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, who fought in famous battles such as the Battle of Chickamauga (1863) and the Atlanta Campaign (1864). After the Civil War, Manson served in the United States House of Representatives from 1871-1873, and the 20th Lieutenant Governor of the State of Indiana from 1885 to 1886. Manson’s historical legacy lies in his service to Montgomery County and the United States of America through his leadership in the Union Army during the American Civil War and in politics.

Primary Sources:
- “Mahlon D. Manson.” The Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Vol. 53, No. 6, February 8, 1895. Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana’s Digital Historic Newspaper Program. https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=CWJ18950208.1.1&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-Mahlon+D.+Manson------ (PDF Version)
Secondary Sources:
- Cain, Stephanie. “People Lew Knew: Mahlon D. Manson, Crawfordville General.” General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, June 28, 2013. https://www.ben-hur.com/people-lew-knew-mahlon-d-manson-crawfordsville-general/.
- “Manson, Mahlon Dickerson United States Congress. https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000114.
- “Mahlon Dickerson Manson.” Crawfordsville, Indiana, Civil War Generals. Crawfordsville District Public Library.
  - Call Number: RL 973.7 Cra.
- Crecelius, Colonel O. L. “Five Generals: Crawfordsville’s Five Civil War Generals.” Montgomery County Remembers. Crawfordsville Ind.: Montgomery County Historical Society & Crawfordsville Bicentennial Committee, 1976.
- Paarlberg, Larry. Tidbit on Gen. Mahlon D. Manson. General Lew Wallace Study & Museum.
- Gronert, Theodore Gregory. Sugar Creek Saga: A History and Development of Montgomery County. Crawfordsville, Ind.: Wabash College, 1958.