Anson Mills

Anson Mills
Colonel Anson Mills
Born	(1834-08-31)August 31, 1834 Thorntown, Indiana
Died	November 5, 1924(1924-11-05) (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	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.