General. Charles F. Manderson, attorney at law, was born in Philadelphia, February 9, 1838, he lived there until nineteen years of age, and then removed to Canton, Ohio, where he pursued the study
of law and was admitted to the bar in 1860.
In April, 1861 he raised Company A., Nineteenth Ohio Infantry Volunteers, subsequently became Major of the regiment and Lieutenant Colonel after the battle of Shiloh, and Colonel in January, 1863, after the battle of Stone River, was made Brevet Brigadier General in
February, 1865, resigned from the service on account of wounds, in April, 1865.
He was in all the battles of his command, as well as all those of the Army of the Cumberland, except Franklin and Nashville, and was wounded at the battle of Lovejoy's Station, in September, 1864.
After he left the service he returned to Canton, and associated himself with Judge Meyer, in the practice of
law. This partnership lasted until 1869, when General Manderson removed to Omaha, and November 1,
of that year engaged in practice there with Judge Savage. They were associated together until January 1,
1876, and General Manderson continued the business alone until January 1, 1880, when Mr. Congdon, his present partner was associated with him.
He was married in April, 1865, at Canton, Ohio, to Rebecca S. Brown, a native of Canton, and daughter of James D. Brown, deceased, and once a prominent lawyer.
General Manderson was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1871 and of 1875, has been City Attorney of Omaha for the last five years, and President of the State Bar Association for the last two years.
Is a member of the Council of the National Bar Association, is a member of the G. A. R., of the A., F. & A. M., and of the Nebraska Academy of Science.
He was City Solicitor of Canton and District Attorney of Stark County, Ohio for four years.
Source: Andreas
History of Nebraska