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Charles F. (Charles Frederick) Manderson
1837–1911
A Civil War veteran, lawyer, and longtime Nebraska senator, he moved easily between battlefield service and public life. His career later reached the national legal world, where he led the American Bar Association at the turn of the 20th century.
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The twin seven-shooters
by Charles F. (Charles Frederick) Manderson
About the author
Born in Philadelphia in 1837, Charles Frederick Manderson studied law in Ohio before moving west to Nebraska in the years around the Civil War. He served in the Union Army, rose through the ranks, and was brevetted brigadier general for gallant service.
After the war, he built a prominent legal and political career in Omaha. Manderson represented Nebraska in the United States Senate from 1883 to 1895 as a Republican, and his public reputation linked military service, law, and party leadership during an important period in the state's early history.
He remained active in the legal profession after leaving the Senate, later serving as vice president of the American Bar Association in 1899 and president in 1900. He died in Liverpool, England, in 1911.