★  MOH Force, Manning F.

Manning Ferguson Force

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Born:
December 17, 1824

Birthplace: Washington, D.C.

Father: Peter Force 1790 – 1868
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

Mother: Hannah Evans 1798 – 1857
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

Wife: Frances Dabney Horton 1837 – 1900
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)​

Children:

Infant Force 1877 – 1877​
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)​
Horton Caumont Force 1878 – 1956​
(Buried: Evergreen – Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Washington)​

Education:

1848: Graduated from Harvard Law School​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio​
Member of Literary Club of Cincinnati, Ohio​
Friend of future President Rutherford B. Hayes​

Civil War Career:

1861: Major of 20th Ohio Infantry Regiment​
1861: Responsible for training the soldiers in 20th Ohio Infantry Regt.​
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 20th Ohio Infantry Regiment​
1862: Served in the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee​
1862: Served in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee​
1863: Served in the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
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1863 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry​
1864: Wounded in the face during the Battle of Atlanta, Georgia
1864: His wound was thought to be mortal and he was sent home​
1864: Rejoined the army and served in the famous march to the sea​
1865 – 1866: Commander of the Union Army District of Mississippi​
1866: Mustered out of the army in January​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio​
1866 – 1875: Judge of Hamilton County Ohio Common Pleas Court​
1876: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congressman​
Member of the faculty at Cincinnati Law School​
Cincinnati Ohio Judge of the Superior Court​
1888 – 1899: Commandant of Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home​
Author of papers and books on Prehistoric Native Americans​
He was active with the Cincinnati Music Festival Association​

Died: May 8, 1899

Place of Death: Cincinnati, Ohio

Age at time of Death: 74 years old

Burial Place: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio


Medal of Honor CitationThe President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Brigadier General Manning Ferguson Force, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 22 July 1864, while serving with U.S. Volunteers, in action at Atlanta, Georgia. Brigadier General Force charged upon the enemy's works, and after their capture defended his position against assaults of the enemy until he was severely wounded.
 
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