Anson Spinner (listed as Anson B. or R. Spinney in some records), a resident of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas, enlisted as a first lieutenant in Company B, 2nd Kansas Infantry on May 14, 1861. Some sources state that he resigned his commission on August 3, 1861, only a week before the 2nd Kansas participated in the Battle of Wilson’s Creek. Other records indicate he resigned on August 31, 1861, three weeks after the battle.

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Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 32080