★★★ Gadberry, James Manning

James Manning Gadberry​

Born: August 2, 1836

Birthplace: Elnora, Daviess County, Indiana

Father: John Wesley Gadberry 1810 – 1862

Mother: Delilah Manning 1807 – 1886

Wife: Catherine Beaman 1844 – 1866

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Union County, South Carolina

South Carolina State Representative

Owner of Plantations in South Carolina, and Texas​

Civil War Career:

1860: Delegate to South Carolina State Secession Convention

1861: Captain Company E, 1st​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment

1861 – 1862: Private Company B, 18th​ South Carolina Cavalry

1862: Colonel of 18th​ South Carolina Cavalry Regiment

1862: Killed at the 2nd​ Battle of Manassas, Virginia​

Died: August 30, 1862

Place of Death: Manassas, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 24 years old

Burial Place: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Union, South Carolina

 

[DrexelLake]

That picture is in the Union, SC museum. The picture is actually of Col Giles. For some reason this picture has been circulated online as Col Gadberry, my second cousin three times removed.

 

[DrexelLake]

Something else you might find interesting is this map I found with a Battery Gadberry in Charleston, SC which was named after Col Gadberry posthumously. He was also a law partner of Gov. Gist and a signer of secession. They have a copy of if posted at Rose Hill Plantation in Union.

 

[Pollaco]

Not only is the photo of Gadberry possibly wrong but another biography of him has him as Colonel of the 18th South Carolina Infantry instead of the 18th South Carolina Cavalry.When he was killed at 2nd Manassas command of the regiment went to it's Lt. Col., William H. Wallace. Wallace became it's Colonel on August 30, 1862. He led this brigade through the Maryland Campaign and for about a year in South Carolina before being promoted to brigadier.

 

[Pollaco]

Not only is the photo of Gadberry possibly wrong but another biography of him has him as Colonel of the 18th South Carolina Infantry instead of the 18th South Carolina Cavalry.When he was killed at 2nd Manassas command of the regiment went to it's Lt. Col., William H. Wallace. Wallace became it's Colonel on August 30, 1862. He led this brigade through the Maryland Campaign and for about a year in South Carolina before being promoted to brigadier.

It was this William Wallace that took over for the wounded Stephen Elliot at the Battle of the Crater.

 

[Bruce Allardice]

The above bio (b. 1836 Indiana) is what an entry in find-a-grave has, but IMO this is not the same Gadberry who was the colonel. Plus an authentic Gadberry photo is in the LOC collections.

 

[Luke Freet]

Not only is the photo of Gadberry possibly wrong but another biography of him has him as Colonel of the 18th South Carolina Infantry instead of the 18th South Carolina Cavalry.When he was killed at 2nd Manassas command of the regiment went to it's Lt. Col., William H. Wallace. Wallace became it's Colonel on August 30, 1862. He led this brigade through the Maryland Campaign and for about a year in South Carolina before being promoted to brigadier.

It has to be 18th SC Infantry, as there was no 18th Cavalry.

 

[DrexelLake]

This is the correct photo for Col James Manning Gadberry from the Library of Congress.

 

[DrexelLake]

Thanks