Charles Marley Anderson
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Charles Marley Anderson (January 5, 1845 – December 28, 1908) was an American Civil War
veteran and a United States Representative from the Fourth District of the U.S. state
of Ohio
.
Anderson, a native of Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania
, enlisted at the start of the American Civil War
in Company B, 71st Ohio Infantry
, and served from 1861 to 1865.
He was elected to represent Ohio’s 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1885 to 1887.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
veteran and a United States Representative from the Fourth District of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
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Anderson, a native of Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania
Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania
-Education:There are no colleges or universities in Mifflinburg.The Mifflinburg Area School District has a number of its schools located in the borough. It has the high school , the middle school and the Mifflinburg Area Intermediate School which opened for the 2006 school year...
, enlisted at the start of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
in Company B, 71st Ohio Infantry
71st Ohio Infantry
The 71st Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 71st Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Tod in Troy, Ohio September 1861 through January 1862 and mustered in for three years service on February 1, 1862 under the command of...
, and served from 1861 to 1865.
He was elected to represent Ohio’s 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1885 to 1887.