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Capt. Mandeville Townsend
The following paragraph and photo were published in the Waukesha Freeman, Waukesha, Wisconsin, Thursday, May 30, 1895, Page 4.
"His Lieutenants were Cushman K. Davis (now United States Senator from Minnesota) and Charles B. Slawson. His active duties were performed in the state of Arkansas where he met his untimely death, while carrying important dispatches for his government, April 25th, 1864. His remains are at rest in the beautiful National Cemetery at Little Rock, Arkansas." During the Camden Expedition, Capt. Townsend was killed in an engagement with Confederate forces near Marks Mills, Arkansas on April 25, 1864. For more information about his service, see the Mandeville Townsend Web page maintained by his descendant, Linda Hendley. |
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