Brevet Capt./ Lt. A.M. Collins began as a Carpenter and Millwright. He fought in the Sioux Indian wars in Mankato Mn. , and served in the Mankato Citizen Militia, and he was heavily involved in the New Ulm massacre/Dakota Trials of December 1862 Mankato, MN. and was the carpenter in charge of building the scaffold for the largest mass hanging in US history. He served in the Union Army Civil war, with the beginning rank of JR LT. He was stationed at and was responsible for fortifying the Garrison in Chattanooga Tn. in 1865 and was mustered out at wars end.He continued in public service and criminal justice, and was a Justice of the Peace and Grand Jury member, and also Mayor for the 1883/4 term in Hillsboro, Oregon. He, along with his brother-in-law , Capt/Judge Rodolph Crandall, beautified the early streets of Hillsboro by planting trees along the main thoroughfare. He was a Mason and was buried under the auspices of the IOOF. He is buried with his wife, his parents, and his daughter and son in law in the pioneer section. Please see more on this Collins family at wikitree.∼He was Hillsboro, OR's first millwright and resident for more than 40 years. He was married to Lydia Crandall on June 23, 1852. He served in the First Minnesota Heavy Artillery during the Civil War, Union.
Brevet Capt./ Lt. A.M. Collins began as a Carpenter and Millwright. He fought in the Sioux Indian wars in Mankato Mn. , and served in the Mankato Citizen Militia, and he was heavily involved in the New Ulm massacre/Dakota Trials of December 1862 Mankato, MN. and was the carpenter in charge of building the scaffold for the largest mass hanging in US history. He served in the Union Army Civil war, with the beginning rank of JR LT. He was stationed at and was responsible for fortifying the Garrison in Chattanooga Tn. in 1865 and was mustered out at wars end.He continued in public service and criminal justice, and was a Justice of the Peace and Grand Jury member, and also Mayor for the 1883/4 term in Hillsboro, Oregon. He, along with his brother-in-law , Capt/Judge Rodolph Crandall, beautified the early streets of Hillsboro by planting trees along the main thoroughfare. He was a Mason and was buried under the auspices of the IOOF. He is buried with his wife, his parents, and his daughter and son in law in the pioneer section. Please see more on this Collins family at wikitree.∼He was Hillsboro, OR's first millwright and resident for more than 40 years. He was married to Lydia Crandall on June 23, 1852. He served in the First Minnesota Heavy Artillery during the Civil War, Union.
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LIEUT ALVIN M.. COLLINS CO F 1MINN H(EAVY) A(RTILLARY)
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A. M. Collins was called Captain Collins because of a promotion received in the Mankato Citizen Soldiers, with which military Militia he served for more than 4 years but his final rank was in the Union Army, Civil war, as a Sr. Lieutenant.
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