{⋆★⋆} BG Maney, George E.

George Earl Maney​

Born: August 24, 1826

Birth Place: Franklin, Tennessee

Father: Judge Thomas Maney 1794 – 1864

(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)​

Mother: Annie R. 1800 – 1866

(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)​

Wife: Elizabeth T. "Betty" Crutcher 1834 – 1910

Children:

Frances "Fannie" Maney 1855 –​

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Jane Maney 1856 –​

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Rebecca Maney Waters 1858 – 1948​

(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)​

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Maria Cage Maney 1860 – 1896​

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Thomas Maney 1865 – 1944​

Education:

1845: Graduated from University of Nashville​

Occupation before War:

1846 – 1848: Served in the Mexican War rising to 1st​ Lt. U.S. Dragoons​

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1850 – 1861: Attorney in Franklin, Tennessee​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain in 11th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Colonel of 11th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Participated in the Battle of Cheat Mountain​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Shiloh​

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1862 – 1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army Infantry​

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1863: Wounded in the arm during the Chattanooga Campaign​

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1864: Captured during the Atlanta Campaign​

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1865: Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina​

Occupation after War:

President of Tennessee, and Pacific Railroad Company​

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Active member of the Republican Political Party​

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Tennessee State Senator​

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1881 – 1882: United States Minister to Columbia​

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1882 – 1883: United States Counsel General to Bolivia

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1884: Delegate to Republican Party National Convention​

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1888: Delegate to Republican Party National Convention​

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1890 – 1894: United States Minister to Paraguay​

Died: February 9, 1901

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage

Age at time of Death: 74 years old

Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee

 

[Luke Freet]

Maney is one of those commander's you don't hear much about, but was one of the more prominent field commanders of the war.
He commanded a brigade of Tennesseans from after Shiloh to the Atlanta Campaign, taking command of Cheatham's division during the later portions of the campaign. He led it at Perryville, Stones River, Chickamauga, and Kennesaw Mountain, where his men stood at the apex of the Dead Angle.
Also, Sam Watkins served in his brigade.

 

[redbob]

And so did my G-G-Grandfather in the 27th Tennessee.

 

[Luke Freet]

And so did my G-G-Grandfather in the 27th Tennessee.

Same regiment merged with the 1st Tennessee which Watkins served

 

[Pollaco]

Maney joined the militia group the Rock City Guards in Nashville.

 

[Pollaco]

Maney commanded a division in Hardee's Corps. Hardee later recommended Maney for promotion to major general but no action was taken on the matter.

 

[Luke Freet]

George's younger brother, Frank Maney (1840-1868), commanded a battery of artillery at Fort Donelson and later commanded the 24th Tennessee Sharpshooter Battalion in his older brother's brigade. He was murdered in New Orleans in 1868.
I wish I could find more detail on him aside from his findagrave page, but this is the best I got

Obituary:

Frank Maney murdered

Clipping found in Republican Banner published in Nashville, Tennessee on 6/27/1868. Frank Maney murdered

www.newspapers.com

Findagrave page:

Capt Frank Maney (1840-1868) - Find a Grave...

Had a Tennessee artillery battery in the Confederate Army.

www.findagrave.com

 

[Pollaco]

The article mentions a Col. Luckett from Texas. Would that be Col. Phillip N. Luckett who commanded the 3rd Texas?

 

[Luke Freet]

The article mentions a Col. Luckett from Texas. Would that be Col. Phillip N. Luckett who commanded the 3rd Texas?

I believe so. I have not read up much on Luckett's postwar career. However, it may be a case of "He was in the wrong place at the wrong time". It only says he was a suspect.
Wouldn't be the first time Confederate officers would kill eachother postwar in stupid feuds (for example: Liddell-Jones Feud.)

 

[Luke Freet]

1864: Captured during the Atlanta Campaign

A bit of an error. Maney was not captured during the Atlanta Campaign. In fact, he served from start to finished in the Campaign (if you considered Jonesboro to be the end of the campaign). He commanded Cheatham's Division during the fighting around the city, as Cheatham was elevated to Corps command. He gave up command after the first day at Jonesboro, as his wounds from Chattanooga were acting up.

 

[Pollaco]

Ok

A bit of an error. Maney was not captured during the Atlanta Campaign. In fact, he served from start to finished in the Campaign (if you considered Jonesboro to be the end of the campaign). He commanded Cheatham's Division during the fighting around the city, as Cheatham was elevated to Corps command. He gave up command after the first day at Jonesboro, as his wounds from Chattanooga were acting up.

Did he give up command voluntarily was he relieved at Jonesboro?

 

[Pollaco]

I see after the war he was a minister to some latin countries, Uraguay can be added to that list as well.

 

[Luke Freet]

Ok

Did he give up command voluntarily was he relieved at Jonesboro?

From what I've read, it was a voluntary decision. His wound was acting up, and so he handed command over to John Carter (the then ranking officer of the division) for the actions of the 2nd day. He never returned to command because he was constantly on leave to recuperate; he was apparently involved in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign, but was in no condition to command (hence why the division was commanded by Mark Lowrey of Cleburne's division after Franklin). He likely acted as an Aide de Camp of Cheatham. Again, sources are sketchy on this.

The mysterious relief of Brig. Gen. George Maney of Cheatham's Division | South & Western Theaters

A while back, I read Tennessee's Forgotten Warriors: Frank Cheatham and His Confederate Division by Christopher Losson. As an aficionado of the war in the Western Theater and the Army of Tennessee, I was familiar with the reputation and commanders of Cheatham's division, Benjamin "Frank"...

civilwartalk.com

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General George E. Maney! Salutes remembering General Maney on his birthday.

 

[Luke Freet]

Maney is one of those silent figures of the Western theater. He may have been given division command permanently had it not been for his Chattanooga wound constantly causing him harm.
I know he was Colonel of the 1st Tennessee and commanded it as part of his brigade: Did the venerable Sam Watkins ever say anything regarding him? (Note: Company Aytch is still on my wishlist).

 

[Pollaco]

When he was transferred from Virginia to the Army of Tennessee it was at Maney's own request.

 

[Luke Freet]

George Earl Maney​

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Born: August 24, 1826

Birth Place: Franklin, Tennessee

Father: Judge Thomas Maney 1794 – 1864

(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)​

Mother: Annie R. 1800 – 1866

(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)​

Wife: Elizabeth T. "Betty" Crutcher 1834 – 1910

Children:

Frances "Fannie" Maney 1855 –

Jane Maney 1856 –

Rebecca Maney Waters 1858 – 1948
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)

Maria Cage Maney 1860 – 1896

Thomas Maney 1865 – 1944​

Education:

1845: Graduated from University of Nashville​

Occupation before War:

1846 – 1848: Served in the Mexican War rising to 1st​ Lt. U.S. Dragoons

1850 – 1861: Attorney in Franklin, Tennessee​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain in 11th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment

1861 – 1862: Colonel of 11th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment

1861: Participated in the Battle of Cheat Mountain

1862: Participated in the Battle of Shiloh

1862 – 1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army Infantry

1863: Wounded in the arm during the Chattanooga Campaign

1864: Captured during the Atlanta Campaign

1865: Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina​

Occupation after War:

President of Tennessee, and Pacific Railroad Company

Active member of the Republican Political Party

Tennessee State Senator

1881 – 1882: United States Minister to Columbia

1882 – 1883: United States Counsel General to BoliviaView attachment 370403

1884: Delegate to Republican Party National Convention

1888: Delegate to Republican Party National Convention

1890 – 1894: United States Minister to Paraguay​

Died: February 9, 1901

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage

Age at time of Death: 74 years old

Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee

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Currently working on an article for North & South on Maney (focusing on his role in the Atlanta Campaign). Dug up Seth Warner's article "George Earl Maney: Soldier, Railroader, and Diplomat" from the Tennessee Historical Quarterly. Apparently, in the 1870s, Maney became a Republican, and tried to run for Governor on an independent ticket in 1876, losing of course. In 1881, he was assigned by SecState James G. Blaine as Minister to Columbia, where he reported on the political atmosphere and potential for a canal along the Panama Isthmus (then part of of Columbia). He was later transferred to Bolivia, seemingly to help with peace negotiations for their war with Chile.
It's interesting to see Confederate generals who flipped Republican after the war. It seems that Maney was able to get elected in the state legislature in 1887, which shows that he was liked enough by his constituents despite being a Republican; and he seemed to have had the support of at least James G. Blaine and his faction, as he was constantly assigned to various foreign posts of interest.

 

[Luke Freet]

Also, and this is surprising me: On January 20th 1864, LtG William J. Hardee recommended Maney for promotion to Major General. Not a fluke, not some "oh he was going to be promoted but the records got lost", the letter of recommendation to Samuel Cooper is in the hands of UNC.
I am interested to know the context behind this. He had proven himself as a brigadier at Perryville, and to a lesser extent Stones River. Was this just specifically for Maney, or was he just one name in a bunch that Hardee rattled off as "potential candidates"? And for what purpose? I presume it was for McCown's Division (which went to A. P. Stewart) or East Tennessee Department (which went to Donelson).