Civil War Confederate 1861 Document Vote to Create Arsenal in Vicksburg, MS
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Vicksburg,Mississippi Feburary 2nd 1861 Exceedingly rare document for the city of Vicksburg,Mississippi to create an arsenal.The mayor and counsil will appropriate five thousand dollars towards an erection of such arsenal. The document is addressed to Colonel W.H.Johnson; President of the board of Police. Thomas Bolling Manlove files a motion to have rooms avilable for Volunteers. ( Thomas Bolling Manlove) Before Sharpsburg: Confederate (CSV) Captain Thomas Bolling Manlove (1842 - 1880) Home State: Mississippi Education: Western Military Institute Branch of Service: Infantry Unit: 2nd Mississippi Infantry Battalion In 1860 he lived in Vicksburg, MS, the 17 year old son of corn merchant and City Councilman Christopher Alexander Manlove (1813-1878). In April 1861 he enrolled in the "Jeff Davis Guards" in Vicksburg, and was elected First Lieutenant as they became Company G, 2nd Mississippi Battalion. He was promoted to Captain on 3 June 1861. On the Campaign He was wounded in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862. The rest of the War On 3 November 1862 he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 46th which quickly became the 48th Mississippi Infantry - a regiment formed by adding Companies to the 2nd Battalion. The officers and most of the men of the regiment petitioned President Davis for his promotion to the Colonelcy in January 1863, but it did not happen. He was slightly wounded at Chancellorsville, VA in May 1863 and again, by a gunshot in May 1864, and, for the fourth time, by a gunshot to his left side, and captured, at Hatcher's Run, VA on 6 or 7 February 1865. He was paroled but captured again while in a hospital in Richmond, VA, and paroled for good on 21 April 1865. After the War He was owner of the Vicksburg Times 1866-67, then, briefly, the new Evening Telegraph. He afterward practiced law in Vicksburg, was briefly an editor in Waco, Texas about 1870, and was editor of two newspapers in Jackson, MS. Document size: 7' 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches Civil War Confederate 1861 Document Vote to Create Arsenal in Vicksburg, MS Civil War Confederate 1861 Document Vote to Create Arsenal in Vicksburg, MS Click images to enlarge Description Vicksburg,Mississippi Feburary 2nd 1861 Exceedingly rare document for the city of Vicksburg,Mississippi to create an arsenal.The mayor and counsil will appropriate five thousand dollars towards an erection of such arsenal. The document is addressed to Colonel W.H.Johnson; President of the board of Police. Thomas Bolling Manlove files a motion to have rooms avilable for Volunteers. ( Thomas Bolling Manlove) Before Sharpsburg: Confederate (CSV) Captain Thomas Bolling Manlove (1842 - 1880) Home State: Mississippi Education: Western Military Institute Branch of Service: Infantry Unit: 2nd Mississippi Infantry Battalion In 1860 he lived in Vicksburg, MS, the 17 year old son of corn merchant and City Councilman Christopher Alexander Manlove (1813-1878). In April 1861 he enrolled in the "Jeff Davis Guards" in Vicksburg, and was elected First Lieutenant as they became Company G, 2nd Mississippi Battalion. He was promoted to Captain on 3 June 1861. On the Campaign He was wounded in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862. The rest of the War On 3 November 1862 he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 46th which quickly became the 48th Mississippi Infantry - a regiment formed by adding Companies to the 2nd Battalion. The officers and most of the men of the regiment petitioned President Davis for his promotion to the Colonelcy in January 1863, but it did not happen. He was slightly wounded at Chancellorsville, VA in May 1863 and again, by a gunshot in May 1864, and, for the fourth time, by a gunshot to his left side, and captured, at Hatcher's Run, VA on 6 or 7 February 1865. He was paroled but captured again while in a hospital in Richmond, VA, and paroled for good on 21 April 1865. After the War He was owner of the Vicksburg Times 1866-67, then, briefly, the new Evening Telegraph . He afterward practiced law in Vicksburg, was briefly an editor in Waco, Texas about 1870, and was editor of two newspapers in Jackson, MS. Document size: 7' 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting Create your brand with Auctiva's Customizable Templates. Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com. Track Page Views With Auctiva's Counter
