Anson Mills | |
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![]() Colonel Anson Mills | |
Born | Thorntown, Indiana | August 31, 1834
Died | November 5, 1924 Washington, DC | (aged 90)
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1897 |
Rank | ![]() |
Commands | 3rd Cavalry Regiment |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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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