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| Notes for Maj. William Cheney MANNING | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WILLIAM CHENEY9 MANNING (Franklin,8 Wm.,7 James,6 Wm.,5 Isaac,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.1) b. 1842, Sep. 29, at Syracuse, N. Y. At the breaking out of the Rebellion he entered the volunteer service as a private, served through the war, and rose to the rank of major. At the close of the war he received a lieutenant's commission in the regular army, served in the Indian country and the recent war with Spain, and was placed on the retired list in 1899 with the rank of major, having been 38 years in the volunteer and regular army. His record in the volunteer service was: Private, musician and corporal, Co. D, and sergeant major 1st Mass. Infantry, 22 May, 1861, to 20 Feb., 1863; discharged on account of wounds received at the second battle of Bull Run. First lieutenant and adjutant 35th U. S. C. T., 18th May, 1863; captain same regiment 6 Aug., 1864; major 103d U. S. C. T., 27 Feb., 1865; honorably mustered out 5 May, 1866. Acting Assistant Adjutant General of various districts, Department of the South, from 11 June, 1864, to 27 Feb., 1865. Detailed, 29 May, 1865, with Brevet Major General Birge, U. S. Vols., and Lieut. Col. H. B. Clitz, 6th U. S. Infantry, to examine volunteer officers serving in the District of Savannah. Appointed superintendent of the "Free Schools of Savannah" 15 June, 1865. Commanding regiment from 2 July to 2 Nov., 1865. Commanding Fort Pulaski, Ga., and in charge of most of the Confederate prisoners of State, of prominence, from 16 July to 9 Oct., 1865. Commanding Post of Savannah (embracing 32 counties and portions of two regiments) from 17 Mch., 1866, until about 1 May, 1866. During the war he was engaged in the following battles: In 1861, Blackburn's Ford, Va., July 18; Bull Run, July 21. In 1862, Siege of Yorktown, Va., in the spring; Williamsburg, Va., May 5; Fair Oaks, Va., May 31; Fair Oaks (slightly wounded), June 25; Savage Station, Va., June 29; White Oak Swamp, Va., June 30; Malvern Hill, Va., July 1; Kettle Run, Va., Aug. 27; Bull Run (severely wounded), Aug. 29; Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 14 and 15. In 1863, Siege of Fort Wagner, S. C., August. In 1864, Olustee, Fla. (severely wounded), Feb. 20; Siege of Charleston, S. C.; Honey Hill, S. C., Nov. 30; Coosahatchie, S. C., Dec. 5; Tullafinny, S. C., Dec. 6, 7, 9. His record in the regular army was: Appointed Second Lieutenant 14th U. S. Infantry 11 May, 1866; transferred to 23d Infantry 21 Sep., 1866; First Lieutenant, 23d Infantry, 7 Feb., 1867; Captain in the 23d, 1 Mch., 1886. Served in California, Oregon, Washington Territory and Arizona from 1866 to 1873, taking part in Gen. Crooks' campaigns against hostile Indians. Commanded detachment of troops and Indian allies in action with Delchay's band of hostile Apaches in Mazatzal Mountains, Arizona, in Dec., 1872, and was mentioned in General Orders for gallantry therein, and recommended for brevet of captain (which was received in 1894, several years after he had been promoted in course to full rank as captain). Acting Assistant Adjutant General of General Recruiting Service in 1873-4. Acting Assistant Adjutant General of the District of the Lakes, Oregon, in 1879-80. Inspector of Ritle Practice, Dept. of the Missouri, 1881-4. On duty with company at Forts Brady and Mackinac, Mich., from 1884 to May, 1890; from that date to May, 1894, stationed with company at San Antonio, Tex. Inspector for War Dept. of Texas National Guard in 1893. Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Clinton Liberal Institute and Military Academy, at Fort Plain, N. Y., from 25 Feb., 1895. The beginning of the war with Spain found him on duty at the latter place, a captain in the 23d Infantry. Upon his (previous) application he was ordered to join his regiment at New Orleans, and did so 16 May, 1898. Took command of Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, the following day, and remained in command there, organizing and equipping recruits for regular regiments, and organizing three light batteries (A, B and C), Louisiana Artillery, until the close of the war. In September he contracted malarial fever, and 9 Sep., 1898, was sent North on sick leave. Transferred to 14th U. S. Infantry, 19 Nov., 1898. Transferred to retired list "for disabilities incurred in line of duty," with rank of Major, 2 Mch., 1899. Afterwards, he made his residence chiefly in Washington. Since the foregoing was written the whole Manning family has suffered a great loss by the death of this gentleman and soldier who so greatly honored it. The abbreviated sketch of his military career here given does not present one fact as fully as it should, that his most important promotions were for "notable and gallant service" in battle. His executive ability, too, was conspicuously shown when he was military governor of Savannah, and in the management of the free schools of that city, and in other positions of responsibility. Major Manning died at Washington, after a brief illness, 1901, May 5. He was buried with full military honors in the National Cemetery at Arlington. The casket was escorted by a field battery from the Washington barracks. The pall-bearers were General G. H. Weeks, General Samuel Ovenshine, General Charles Bird, Colonel J. Van R. Hoff, Colonel C. C. Sniffen and Col. George R. Baird. Major Manning always retained his interest in the First Massachusetts regiment, and was a welcome attendant at its reunions. In 1900, Feb. 22, he received from the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution, their Spanish War Medal. He was a member of the Loyal Legion. He m. 1875, Nov. 3, Mary Madeline, dau. of Hon. George G. and Mary Madeline (Parsels) Clarkson, of Rochester, N. Y. No ch. Mr. Clarkson, at one time mayor of Rochester, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His parents were John and Agnes (Brown) Clarkson; his grandparents were James and Elizabeth (Ainsley) Clarkson, all of Edinburgh. Mary M. (Parsels) Clarkson's known ancestry was Jacob and Charlotte Louise (Reiche) Parsels, of Phila., Pa., her parents; and William and Martinlia (Knyper) Parsels, her grandparents, who resided, it is thought, in or near N. Y. City. The name was sometimes spelled Parcel, or Parcels. [ref 13:584] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CENSUS: 1850 Norway ME, age 7 1880 Fort Elliot, Wheeler TX census [ref 21:1310-96c] W. C. MANNING Self M Male W 37 NY Soldier ME NH M. M. C. MANNING Wife M Female W 27 NY Keeping House SCOT NY James GIVENS Other M Male MU 23 KY Servant KY KY Mary MILLER Other S Female MU 21 MO Cook MO MO 1900 not found - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
| Notes for Mary Madeline CLARKSON | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - daughter of Hon. George G. CLARKSON and Mary Madeline PARSELS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CENSUS: 1860 not found 26 Jul 1870 Rochester w5, Monroe NY census [ref 11:969-254a] 27 862 1024 CLARKSON, George G. 59 merchant 18000,13000 Scotland Soffie M. 43 NY Frank M. 23 student NY Mary M. 17 NY O'DAY, Mary 28 domestic NY 1880 Fort Elliot TX, age 27 1900 not found - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
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