Benjamin had 2 brothers who were also enlisted in the 51st Georgia Infantry, Co E known as the Pachitla Guards.
They were just simple farm boys.
James Henry Manry (1841-1921), also fought at South Mountain and Antietam injured at Chancellorsville and captured at Gettysburg. He spent 14 months a prisoner at Pt Lookout, Maryland. Memorial ID 33080093
John B(R) Manry (1845-1862), also killed at Fox's Gap at South Mountain.
One of the unknown disinterred and reburied at Hagerstown.
From Antietam on the web.org
Confederate (CSV)
Private
Benjamin F. Manry
(c. 1844 - 1862)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 51st Georgia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
Age 18, he mustered as Private, Company E, 51st Georgia Infantry on 22 March 1862.
On the Campaign
He was killed in action at Fox's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September 1862.
Henry Mumma's field notes upon locating the confederate dead for reburial at Hagerstown in 1874. Bowie List page 81.
He was originally buried "in the common near the Academy in Middletown."
References & notes
Burial information from Pruett,1 who has him as B.F. Manny. Service from the Roster 2 via the Historical Data Systems database.
Birth
c. 1844
Death
09/14/1862 Fox's Gap, MD; burial in Washington Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown, MD
They were just simple farm boys.
James Henry Manry (1841-1921), also fought at South Mountain and Antietam injured at Chancellorsville and captured at Gettysburg. He spent 14 months a prisoner at Pt Lookout, Maryland. Memorial ID 33080093
John B(R) Manry (1845-1862), also killed at Fox's Gap at South Mountain.
One of the unknown disinterred and reburied at Hagerstown.
From Antietam on the web.org
Confederate (CSV)
Private
Benjamin F. Manry
(c. 1844 - 1862)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 51st Georgia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
Age 18, he mustered as Private, Company E, 51st Georgia Infantry on 22 March 1862.
On the Campaign
He was killed in action at Fox's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September 1862.
Henry Mumma's field notes upon locating the confederate dead for reburial at Hagerstown in 1874. Bowie List page 81.
He was originally buried "in the common near the Academy in Middletown."
References & notes
Burial information from Pruett,1 who has him as B.F. Manny. Service from the Roster 2 via the Historical Data Systems database.
Birth
c. 1844
Death
09/14/1862 Fox's Gap, MD; burial in Washington Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown, MD
Benjamin had 2 brothers who were also enlisted in the 51st Georgia Infantry, Co E known as the Pachitla Guards.
They were just simple farm boys.
James Henry Manry (1841-1921), also fought at South Mountain and Antietam injured at Chancellorsville and captured at Gettysburg. He spent 14 months a prisoner at Pt Lookout, Maryland. Memorial ID 33080093
John B(R) Manry (1845-1862), also killed at Fox's Gap at South Mountain.
One of the unknown disinterred and reburied at Hagerstown.
From Antietam on the web.org
Confederate (CSV)
Private
Benjamin F. Manry
(c. 1844 - 1862)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 51st Georgia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
Age 18, he mustered as Private, Company E, 51st Georgia Infantry on 22 March 1862.
On the Campaign
He was killed in action at Fox's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September 1862.
Henry Mumma's field notes upon locating the confederate dead for reburial at Hagerstown in 1874. Bowie List page 81.
He was originally buried "in the common near the Academy in Middletown."
References & notes
Burial information from Pruett,1 who has him as B.F. Manny. Service from the Roster 2 via the Historical Data Systems database.
Birth
c. 1844
Death
09/14/1862 Fox's Gap, MD; burial in Washington Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown, MD
They were just simple farm boys.
James Henry Manry (1841-1921), also fought at South Mountain and Antietam injured at Chancellorsville and captured at Gettysburg. He spent 14 months a prisoner at Pt Lookout, Maryland. Memorial ID 33080093
John B(R) Manry (1845-1862), also killed at Fox's Gap at South Mountain.
One of the unknown disinterred and reburied at Hagerstown.
From Antietam on the web.org
Confederate (CSV)
Private
Benjamin F. Manry
(c. 1844 - 1862)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 51st Georgia Infantry
Before Sharpsburg
Age 18, he mustered as Private, Company E, 51st Georgia Infantry on 22 March 1862.
On the Campaign
He was killed in action at Fox's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September 1862.
Henry Mumma's field notes upon locating the confederate dead for reburial at Hagerstown in 1874. Bowie List page 81.
He was originally buried "in the common near the Academy in Middletown."
References & notes
Burial information from Pruett,1 who has him as B.F. Manny. Service from the Roster 2 via the Historical Data Systems database.
Birth
c. 1844
Death
09/14/1862 Fox's Gap, MD; burial in Washington Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown, MD
Gravesite Details
Unmarked/Unknown
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