FORCE, Manning Ferguson

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Affiliation:  Union

Born: December 17 1824, District of Columbia

Died: May 8 1899, Cincinnati OH

Pre-War Profession: Lawyer

War Service: August 1861 Maj. of 20th Ohio, Lt. Col., Fort Donelson, Shiloh, May 1862 Col., Vicksburg campaign, August 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 1st Bde/2nd Divn/XVII Corps in Atlanta campaign (w) Medal of Honor, March to the Sea, Carolinas campaign

Post War: Judge, superintendent of the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, writer.