Syracuse (NY) Journal
Wednesday, May 7, 1919
Page 7, Column 4
HUBBARD MANZER, VETERAN OF ’61, DIES OF WOUNDS
Former County Treasurer Hit by Bullet in Battle of Wilderness.
Fifty-five years to the day, from the time he was wounded in the leg on May 6, 1864, in the Battle of the Wilderness during the Civil War, Hubbard Manzer, 78, died at his home, 1638 W. Genesee st., at 4:15 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from results of the wound. He carried the bullet in his leg for several years.
Mr. Manzer was one of the best known among the older residents of the city and for more than 20 years served as postmaster of the town of Geddes before it became part of Syracuse in 1886. From 1893 to 1896 he was county treasurer and for many years was court crier. He enlisted on Oct. 16, 1862, with the New York Volunteers, and the mustered in as a sergeant the Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-second Regiment and served with that company during the war. He was a member of Root Post No. 151.
The wound the veteran received in a battle 55 years ago marked him for life. The foot he carried stiffly, the badge of honor he won in the Wilderness.
On May 5 and 6, 1864, one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War was fought. The Army of the Potomac, under Meade, and the Army of Northern Virginia, under Lee, met at the Rapidan, for two days they fought in a wilderness of underbrush that was like a jungle.
More than 4,000 men lay dead and more than 16,000 wounded besides 6,000 were missing when the battle was over. When the woods were set on fire by the guns, many men perished in the flames. The toll of the Northern Army was 16,887 men. Mr. Manzer was wounded on the second day and for three days he lay on the fields without attention with his foot shattered. They were three days of torturing agony which few men went through and lived. When the armies ceased fighting, help reached Mr. Manzer, but his foot was beyond restoration to its former usefulness.
Staunch Republican.
Mr. Manzer was for more than 20 years a factor in Republican politics. At one of the campaigns of a political convention he attended, his friends adopted the marching battle cry “Rub-a-dub-dub, rub-a-dub-dub, Manzer, Manzer, Manzer Uncle Hub.”
He was a member of the official board of the West Genesee M. E. Church which he recently resigned. He was also a secretary and trustee of Myrtle Hill Cemetery. Several years after he returned from the war he conducted a grocery store in the village of Geddes for many years.
Mr. Manzer was married in Saginaw, Mich., June 13, 1866, to Miss Louise Burrill, who died on Dec. 28, 1917. She was the daughter of the late Harvey D. Burrill. Immediately after their marriage they came to this city and had lived in the same house for more than 50 years. They celebrated their fiftieth anniversary June 1916. Mr. Manzer was an active member and very interested in the affairs of the West Genesee M. E. Church.
Surviving are a son, George Manzer; two grandchildren, Mrs. Floyd Bailey and George B. Manzer; a brother, Edgar Manzer, and a sister, Mrs. Day L. Taylor, all of Syracuse. The Rev. Stephen F. Pratt, pastor of the West Genesee M. E. Church, will conduct the services at the family home. Root Post No. 151 will have charge of the services.
Wednesday, May 7, 1919
Page 7, Column 4
HUBBARD MANZER, VETERAN OF ’61, DIES OF WOUNDS
Former County Treasurer Hit by Bullet in Battle of Wilderness.
Fifty-five years to the day, from the time he was wounded in the leg on May 6, 1864, in the Battle of the Wilderness during the Civil War, Hubbard Manzer, 78, died at his home, 1638 W. Genesee st., at 4:15 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from results of the wound. He carried the bullet in his leg for several years.
Mr. Manzer was one of the best known among the older residents of the city and for more than 20 years served as postmaster of the town of Geddes before it became part of Syracuse in 1886. From 1893 to 1896 he was county treasurer and for many years was court crier. He enlisted on Oct. 16, 1862, with the New York Volunteers, and the mustered in as a sergeant the Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-second Regiment and served with that company during the war. He was a member of Root Post No. 151.
The wound the veteran received in a battle 55 years ago marked him for life. The foot he carried stiffly, the badge of honor he won in the Wilderness.
On May 5 and 6, 1864, one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War was fought. The Army of the Potomac, under Meade, and the Army of Northern Virginia, under Lee, met at the Rapidan, for two days they fought in a wilderness of underbrush that was like a jungle.
More than 4,000 men lay dead and more than 16,000 wounded besides 6,000 were missing when the battle was over. When the woods were set on fire by the guns, many men perished in the flames. The toll of the Northern Army was 16,887 men. Mr. Manzer was wounded on the second day and for three days he lay on the fields without attention with his foot shattered. They were three days of torturing agony which few men went through and lived. When the armies ceased fighting, help reached Mr. Manzer, but his foot was beyond restoration to its former usefulness.
Staunch Republican.
Mr. Manzer was for more than 20 years a factor in Republican politics. At one of the campaigns of a political convention he attended, his friends adopted the marching battle cry “Rub-a-dub-dub, rub-a-dub-dub, Manzer, Manzer, Manzer Uncle Hub.”
He was a member of the official board of the West Genesee M. E. Church which he recently resigned. He was also a secretary and trustee of Myrtle Hill Cemetery. Several years after he returned from the war he conducted a grocery store in the village of Geddes for many years.
Mr. Manzer was married in Saginaw, Mich., June 13, 1866, to Miss Louise Burrill, who died on Dec. 28, 1917. She was the daughter of the late Harvey D. Burrill. Immediately after their marriage they came to this city and had lived in the same house for more than 50 years. They celebrated their fiftieth anniversary June 1916. Mr. Manzer was an active member and very interested in the affairs of the West Genesee M. E. Church.
Surviving are a son, George Manzer; two grandchildren, Mrs. Floyd Bailey and George B. Manzer; a brother, Edgar Manzer, and a sister, Mrs. Day L. Taylor, all of Syracuse. The Rev. Stephen F. Pratt, pastor of the West Genesee M. E. Church, will conduct the services at the family home. Root Post No. 151 will have charge of the services.
Syracuse (NY) Journal
Wednesday, May 7, 1919
Page 7, Column 4
HUBBARD MANZER, VETERAN OF ’61, DIES OF WOUNDS
Former County Treasurer Hit by Bullet in Battle of Wilderness.
Fifty-five years to the day, from the time he was wounded in the leg on May 6, 1864, in the Battle of the Wilderness during the Civil War, Hubbard Manzer, 78, died at his home, 1638 W. Genesee st., at 4:15 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from results of the wound. He carried the bullet in his leg for several years.
Mr. Manzer was one of the best known among the older residents of the city and for more than 20 years served as postmaster of the town of Geddes before it became part of Syracuse in 1886. From 1893 to 1896 he was county treasurer and for many years was court crier. He enlisted on Oct. 16, 1862, with the New York Volunteers, and the mustered in as a sergeant the Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-second Regiment and served with that company during the war. He was a member of Root Post No. 151.
The wound the veteran received in a battle 55 years ago marked him for life. The foot he carried stiffly, the badge of honor he won in the Wilderness.
On May 5 and 6, 1864, one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War was fought. The Army of the Potomac, under Meade, and the Army of Northern Virginia, under Lee, met at the Rapidan, for two days they fought in a wilderness of underbrush that was like a jungle.
More than 4,000 men lay dead and more than 16,000 wounded besides 6,000 were missing when the battle was over. When the woods were set on fire by the guns, many men perished in the flames. The toll of the Northern Army was 16,887 men. Mr. Manzer was wounded on the second day and for three days he lay on the fields without attention with his foot shattered. They were three days of torturing agony which few men went through and lived. When the armies ceased fighting, help reached Mr. Manzer, but his foot was beyond restoration to its former usefulness.
Staunch Republican.
Mr. Manzer was for more than 20 years a factor in Republican politics. At one of the campaigns of a political convention he attended, his friends adopted the marching battle cry “Rub-a-dub-dub, rub-a-dub-dub, Manzer, Manzer, Manzer Uncle Hub.”
He was a member of the official board of the West Genesee M. E. Church which he recently resigned. He was also a secretary and trustee of Myrtle Hill Cemetery. Several years after he returned from the war he conducted a grocery store in the village of Geddes for many years.
Mr. Manzer was married in Saginaw, Mich., June 13, 1866, to Miss Louise Burrill, who died on Dec. 28, 1917. She was the daughter of the late Harvey D. Burrill. Immediately after their marriage they came to this city and had lived in the same house for more than 50 years. They celebrated their fiftieth anniversary June 1916. Mr. Manzer was an active member and very interested in the affairs of the West Genesee M. E. Church.
Surviving are a son, George Manzer; two grandchildren, Mrs. Floyd Bailey and George B. Manzer; a brother, Edgar Manzer, and a sister, Mrs. Day L. Taylor, all of Syracuse. The Rev. Stephen F. Pratt, pastor of the West Genesee M. E. Church, will conduct the services at the family home. Root Post No. 151 will have charge of the services.
Wednesday, May 7, 1919
Page 7, Column 4
HUBBARD MANZER, VETERAN OF ’61, DIES OF WOUNDS
Former County Treasurer Hit by Bullet in Battle of Wilderness.
Fifty-five years to the day, from the time he was wounded in the leg on May 6, 1864, in the Battle of the Wilderness during the Civil War, Hubbard Manzer, 78, died at his home, 1638 W. Genesee st., at 4:15 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from results of the wound. He carried the bullet in his leg for several years.
Mr. Manzer was one of the best known among the older residents of the city and for more than 20 years served as postmaster of the town of Geddes before it became part of Syracuse in 1886. From 1893 to 1896 he was county treasurer and for many years was court crier. He enlisted on Oct. 16, 1862, with the New York Volunteers, and the mustered in as a sergeant the Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-second Regiment and served with that company during the war. He was a member of Root Post No. 151.
The wound the veteran received in a battle 55 years ago marked him for life. The foot he carried stiffly, the badge of honor he won in the Wilderness.
On May 5 and 6, 1864, one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War was fought. The Army of the Potomac, under Meade, and the Army of Northern Virginia, under Lee, met at the Rapidan, for two days they fought in a wilderness of underbrush that was like a jungle.
More than 4,000 men lay dead and more than 16,000 wounded besides 6,000 were missing when the battle was over. When the woods were set on fire by the guns, many men perished in the flames. The toll of the Northern Army was 16,887 men. Mr. Manzer was wounded on the second day and for three days he lay on the fields without attention with his foot shattered. They were three days of torturing agony which few men went through and lived. When the armies ceased fighting, help reached Mr. Manzer, but his foot was beyond restoration to its former usefulness.
Staunch Republican.
Mr. Manzer was for more than 20 years a factor in Republican politics. At one of the campaigns of a political convention he attended, his friends adopted the marching battle cry “Rub-a-dub-dub, rub-a-dub-dub, Manzer, Manzer, Manzer Uncle Hub.”
He was a member of the official board of the West Genesee M. E. Church which he recently resigned. He was also a secretary and trustee of Myrtle Hill Cemetery. Several years after he returned from the war he conducted a grocery store in the village of Geddes for many years.
Mr. Manzer was married in Saginaw, Mich., June 13, 1866, to Miss Louise Burrill, who died on Dec. 28, 1917. She was the daughter of the late Harvey D. Burrill. Immediately after their marriage they came to this city and had lived in the same house for more than 50 years. They celebrated their fiftieth anniversary June 1916. Mr. Manzer was an active member and very interested in the affairs of the West Genesee M. E. Church.
Surviving are a son, George Manzer; two grandchildren, Mrs. Floyd Bailey and George B. Manzer; a brother, Edgar Manzer, and a sister, Mrs. Day L. Taylor, all of Syracuse. The Rev. Stephen F. Pratt, pastor of the West Genesee M. E. Church, will conduct the services at the family home. Root Post No. 151 will have charge of the services.
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