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Manning Ferguson Force (1824 - 1899)

MG Manning Ferguson Force
Born in Washington, District of Columbia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 13 May 1874 in Meigs, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Died at age 74 in Sandusky City, Erie, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Biography

Notables Project
Manning Force is Notable.
Major General Manning Force served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 8/26/1861
Mustered out: 1/15/1866
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Field & Staff, 20th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Roll of Honor
MG Manning Force was Wounded in Action during United States Civil War.

Manning was born in 1824 in Washington, District of Columbia. He was the son of Mayor Peter Force and Hannah Evans.

He was living in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio in 1870.[1]

Marriage

He married Frances Dabney Horton on 13 May 1874 in Meigs county, Ohio.[2]

Military

U.S. Civil War

He was listed as:

  • Wounded 7/22/1864 Atlanta, GA (Severely wounded in face)

Promotions:

  • Lt Colonel 9/11/1861
  • Colonel 4/19/1862
  • Brig-General 4/11/1863
  • Major-Gen 3/13/1865 by Brevet[3]

Death

He passed away in 1899 in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio in 1899. He was buried in Spring Grove cemetery in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio.[4] His obituary noted he had been a civil war general, marching with Sherman's troops.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62C-N1G : 12 April 2016), Manning F Force, Ohio, United States; citing p. 1, family 7, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,709.
  2. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDJV-4QJ : 10 February 2018), Manning F. Force and Frances D. Horton, 13 May 1874; citing Meigs,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0313455 V. 5-6.
  3. ↑ https://civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&465838
  4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5090/manning-ferguson-force
  5. ↑ Obituary, Manning Ferguson Force, The Indianapolis (Indiana) Journal, Tuesday, May 9, 1899, page 2, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23871490/obituary_manning_ferguson_force_1899/




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