Proper noun
A surname.
A city, the county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States, named after David Rice Atchison.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAtchison favored secession, while Doniphan was torn and would remain for the most part non-committal. Source: Internet
An angry Atchison called on pro-slavery Missourians to uphold slavery by force and "to kill every God-damned abolitionist in the district" if necessary. Source: Internet
Atchison discussed the claim in a September 1872 issue of the Plattsburg Lever: It was in this way: Polk went out of office on 3 March 1849, on Saturday at 12 noon. Source: Internet
As Atchison never swore the oath either, that did not make him Acting President. Source: Internet
Atchison then resigned from the army over reported strategy arguments with General Price and moved to Texas for the duration of the Civil War. Source: Internet
Atchison actively recruited State Guardsmen in northern Missouri and served with Missouri State Guard commander General Sterling Price in the summer campaign of 1861. Source: Internet