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Brigadier General · U.S. Army

Manning Ferguson Force

Brigadier General Manning Ferguson Force, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 22, 1864 in Atlanta, Georgia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War July 22, 1864

Brigadier General Manning Ferguson Force, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 22, 1864 in Atlanta, Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S. Volunteers. Force was 39 years old.

3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 31, 1892, 27 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Major General.

Force was born on December 17, 1824 in Washington, District of Columbia. His Medal of Honor is credited to Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Force died on May 8, 1899 in Sandusky, Ohio, at the age of 74. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Force is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Charged upon the enemy's works, and after their capture defended his position against assaults of the enemy until he was severely wounded.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Wounds and injuries

What the citation records about his wounds:

Charged upon the enemy's works, and after their capture defended his position against assaults of the enemy until he was severely wounded.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: Washington, D.C. — map
  • Died: Cincinnati — map
  • Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. December 17, 1824
    Born in Washington, District of Columbia
  2. July 22, 1864
    Act of valor — Atlanta, Georgia
    Age 39. U.S. Volunteers
  3. March 31, 1892
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. May 8, 1899
    Died in Sandusky, Ohio
    Age 74.
  5. Resting place
    Spring Grove Cemetery
    Cincinnati, Ohio

Biography

Manning Ferguson Force (December 17, 1824 – May 8, 1899) was a lawyer, judge, and soldier from Ohio. He became known as the commander of the 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was a recipient of the Army Medal of Honor for gallantry in action. He was awarded this honor in 1892 for his heroism during the Battle of Atlanta, on July 22, 1864. He was a justice of the Superior Court of Cincinnati.

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Also honored for actions on July 22, 1864

MH Milton Lorenzi Haney Regimental Chaplain · Army Civil War · 1864 CS Charles Francis Sancrainte Private · Army Civil War · 1864 John Wilson Sprague Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦

Same unit

Absalom Baird Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 Daniel Adams Butterfield Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862 Newton Martin Curtis Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1865 Lewellyn Garrish Estes Captain & Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1864 GG George Edward Gouraud Captain & Aide-de-Camp · Army Civil War · 1864 Gabriel Grant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1862 Oliver Otis Howard Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862 Horatio Collins King Major & Quartermaster · Army Civil War · 1865

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

SL Smith Larimer Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 GB George Butts Gunner's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 John Henry Dorman Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1863 RW Robert B. Wood Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 Leonidas H. Inscho Corporal · Army Civil War · 1862 ET Ernest R. Torgler Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.