{⋆★⋆} BG Manigault, Arthur M.

Arthur Middleton Manigault​

Born: October 26, 1824

Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina

Father: Joseph Manigault 1763 – 1843

(Buried: French Protestant Huguenot Church, Charleston, South Carolina)​

Mother: Charlotte Drayton 1781 – 1855

(Buried: French Protestant Huguenot Church, Charleston, South Carolina)​

Wife: Mary Proctor Huger 1833 – 1893

(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)​

Married: April 18, 1850

Children:

Arthur Middleton Manigault Jr. 1851 – 1924​

(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)​

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Caroline Huger Manigault 1853 – 1860​

(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)​

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Mary Huger Manigault 1870 – 1948​

(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)​

Education:

Attended College of Charleston, didn't graduate​

Occupation before War:

1841 – 1846: Export Businessman in Charleston, South Carolina​

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1846 – 1856: Commission Merchant in Charleston, South Carolina​

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Served as 1st​ Lt. In the Palmetto Regiment during Mexican War​

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1856 – 1861: Rice Plantation Owner in Georgetown, South Carolina​

Civil War Career:

1861: Lt. Colonel & Inspector during battle of Fort Sumter​

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1861 – 1863: Colonel of 10th​ South Carolina Regiment​

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Helped construct batteries for the defense of Winyah Bay, South Carolina​

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1862: Ordered to dismantle coastal batteries & send guns to Charleston​

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1862: In April, Commanded to take his troops & report to Mississippi​

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1862: Saw action during the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi​

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1862: Served with Army of Tennessee, at Battle of Stone's River​

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1863: On April 26, Promoted to the rank of Brigadier General​

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1863: Participated with Army of Tennessee, at Battle of Chickamauga​

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1863: Participated with Army of Tennessee, at Battle of Missionary Ridge​

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1864: Participated in the Atlanta Campaign, with Army of Tennessee​

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1864: Wounded during the Battle of Resaca, Georgia

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1864: Wounded during the second battle of Franklin, Tennessee​

Occupation after war:

1864 – 1886: Rice Plantation Manager Georgetown, South Carolina​

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1880 – 1886: South Carolina State Adjutant, & Inspector General​

Died: August 17, 1886

Place of Death: South Island, South Carolina

Cause of Death: Congestion of the brain

Age at time of Death: 61 years old

Burial Place: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina

 

[John Hartwell]

Abbeville Messenger, 24 August 1886

 

[Pollaco]

Before joining Beauregard's staff at Fort Sumter he was a captain in the militia group, the North Santee Mounted Rifles.

 

[Pollaco]

The wound at Franklin was a head wound which ended his active field career.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Arthur M. Manigault! Salutes remembering General Manigault on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

Early in the war Col. Manigault drilled and trained his unit, 10th South Carolina Infantry, with assistance from Citadel cadets. The unit gained a reputation for its disciplined appearance thanks to Manigault and the cadets.

 

[Pollaco]

In the western theater the 10th South Carolina was brigaded with the 19th South Carolina,along with 24th, 28th, and the 34th Alabama Infantry Regiments. The brigade was under the command of Brigadier General James H. Trapier, who was also a member of Beauregard's staff back in South Carolina along with Manigault.