U.S. Navy
Civil War Veteran--Union Forces
He saw action in the Civil War, served as a Chief Engineer of the Navy and was a pioneer in military marine engineering.
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Captain Charles H. Manning married Fanny Bartlett of Boston in 1871. They had five sons. One died in childhood. Three others went on to graduate from Harvard College. Robert L. Manning became an attorney and was involved in politics, serving in the New Hampshire legislature. Charles B. Manning, who studied at MIT as well as Harvard, became an engineer like his father. They worked together at the Amoskeag before Charles set up his own consulting business. Charles married Mary Elizabeth Carpenter, the girl next door. The youngest brother, Francis B. Manning, was an expert in zoology and was especially interested in reptiles. He became an instructor at Harvard.
***A terrible tragedy occurred on February 11, 1924. The three Manning brothers, Charles (50), Robert (52), and Francis (34), were on a trip to Lake Tartleton in Grafton, New Hampshire. They were avid outdoor enthusiasts, and had taken this trip many times before. This time they decided to walk to their destination on the railroad tracks, after getting off at the station. Suddenly, an unscheduled train traveling over 40 miles an hour came around the bend and struck them. They were killed instantly. Their companion, Ralph Reed, a Manchester auto dealer, was injured, but survived. The train was pulling Henry Ford's private railroad cars, which were being transported to Canada. The engineers never saw the men. They decided to stop the train a few miles later, when they spotted a knapsack hanging from the engine. The death of the "Manning boys" was a terrible shock to all who knew them.***
Captain Charles H. Manning was very active in the Manchester community, serving on the school board where he was involved with projects to build new school buildings in the city. He had a particular concern for the heating, ventilation and sanitation systems in the buildings. He was the consulting engineer on the construction of the new steel Granite Street Bridge, and served on the water works board. He was also a trustee of the Elliot Hospital. In 1895 he was presented with an honorary degree from Harvard as a member of his original class of 1862. He died in 1919.
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Son of Joseph Cogswell Manning & Rebecca Parkman Jarvis (Livermore) Manning. Married Miss Fanny Bartlett from Boston in 1871.
Civil War Veteran--Union Forces
He saw action in the Civil War, served as a Chief Engineer of the Navy and was a pioneer in military marine engineering.
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Captain Charles H. Manning married Fanny Bartlett of Boston in 1871. They had five sons. One died in childhood. Three others went on to graduate from Harvard College. Robert L. Manning became an attorney and was involved in politics, serving in the New Hampshire legislature. Charles B. Manning, who studied at MIT as well as Harvard, became an engineer like his father. They worked together at the Amoskeag before Charles set up his own consulting business. Charles married Mary Elizabeth Carpenter, the girl next door. The youngest brother, Francis B. Manning, was an expert in zoology and was especially interested in reptiles. He became an instructor at Harvard.
***A terrible tragedy occurred on February 11, 1924. The three Manning brothers, Charles (50), Robert (52), and Francis (34), were on a trip to Lake Tartleton in Grafton, New Hampshire. They were avid outdoor enthusiasts, and had taken this trip many times before. This time they decided to walk to their destination on the railroad tracks, after getting off at the station. Suddenly, an unscheduled train traveling over 40 miles an hour came around the bend and struck them. They were killed instantly. Their companion, Ralph Reed, a Manchester auto dealer, was injured, but survived. The train was pulling Henry Ford's private railroad cars, which were being transported to Canada. The engineers never saw the men. They decided to stop the train a few miles later, when they spotted a knapsack hanging from the engine. The death of the "Manning boys" was a terrible shock to all who knew them.***
Captain Charles H. Manning was very active in the Manchester community, serving on the school board where he was involved with projects to build new school buildings in the city. He had a particular concern for the heating, ventilation and sanitation systems in the buildings. He was the consulting engineer on the construction of the new steel Granite Street Bridge, and served on the water works board. He was also a trustee of the Elliot Hospital. In 1895 he was presented with an honorary degree from Harvard as a member of his original class of 1862. He died in 1919.
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Son of Joseph Cogswell Manning & Rebecca Parkman Jarvis (Livermore) Manning. Married Miss Fanny Bartlett from Boston in 1871.
U.S. Navy
Civil War Veteran--Union Forces
He saw action in the Civil War, served as a Chief Engineer of the Navy and was a pioneer in military marine engineering.
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Captain Charles H. Manning married Fanny Bartlett of Boston in 1871. They had five sons. One died in childhood. Three others went on to graduate from Harvard College. Robert L. Manning became an attorney and was involved in politics, serving in the New Hampshire legislature. Charles B. Manning, who studied at MIT as well as Harvard, became an engineer like his father. They worked together at the Amoskeag before Charles set up his own consulting business. Charles married Mary Elizabeth Carpenter, the girl next door. The youngest brother, Francis B. Manning, was an expert in zoology and was especially interested in reptiles. He became an instructor at Harvard.
***A terrible tragedy occurred on February 11, 1924. The three Manning brothers, Charles (50), Robert (52), and Francis (34), were on a trip to Lake Tartleton in Grafton, New Hampshire. They were avid outdoor enthusiasts, and had taken this trip many times before. This time they decided to walk to their destination on the railroad tracks, after getting off at the station. Suddenly, an unscheduled train traveling over 40 miles an hour came around the bend and struck them. They were killed instantly. Their companion, Ralph Reed, a Manchester auto dealer, was injured, but survived. The train was pulling Henry Ford's private railroad cars, which were being transported to Canada. The engineers never saw the men. They decided to stop the train a few miles later, when they spotted a knapsack hanging from the engine. The death of the "Manning boys" was a terrible shock to all who knew them.***
Captain Charles H. Manning was very active in the Manchester community, serving on the school board where he was involved with projects to build new school buildings in the city. He had a particular concern for the heating, ventilation and sanitation systems in the buildings. He was the consulting engineer on the construction of the new steel Granite Street Bridge, and served on the water works board. He was also a trustee of the Elliot Hospital. In 1895 he was presented with an honorary degree from Harvard as a member of his original class of 1862. He died in 1919.
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Son of Joseph Cogswell Manning & Rebecca Parkman Jarvis (Livermore) Manning. Married Miss Fanny Bartlett from Boston in 1871.
Civil War Veteran--Union Forces
He saw action in the Civil War, served as a Chief Engineer of the Navy and was a pioneer in military marine engineering.
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Captain Charles H. Manning married Fanny Bartlett of Boston in 1871. They had five sons. One died in childhood. Three others went on to graduate from Harvard College. Robert L. Manning became an attorney and was involved in politics, serving in the New Hampshire legislature. Charles B. Manning, who studied at MIT as well as Harvard, became an engineer like his father. They worked together at the Amoskeag before Charles set up his own consulting business. Charles married Mary Elizabeth Carpenter, the girl next door. The youngest brother, Francis B. Manning, was an expert in zoology and was especially interested in reptiles. He became an instructor at Harvard.
***A terrible tragedy occurred on February 11, 1924. The three Manning brothers, Charles (50), Robert (52), and Francis (34), were on a trip to Lake Tartleton in Grafton, New Hampshire. They were avid outdoor enthusiasts, and had taken this trip many times before. This time they decided to walk to their destination on the railroad tracks, after getting off at the station. Suddenly, an unscheduled train traveling over 40 miles an hour came around the bend and struck them. They were killed instantly. Their companion, Ralph Reed, a Manchester auto dealer, was injured, but survived. The train was pulling Henry Ford's private railroad cars, which were being transported to Canada. The engineers never saw the men. They decided to stop the train a few miles later, when they spotted a knapsack hanging from the engine. The death of the "Manning boys" was a terrible shock to all who knew them.***
Captain Charles H. Manning was very active in the Manchester community, serving on the school board where he was involved with projects to build new school buildings in the city. He had a particular concern for the heating, ventilation and sanitation systems in the buildings. He was the consulting engineer on the construction of the new steel Granite Street Bridge, and served on the water works board. He was also a trustee of the Elliot Hospital. In 1895 he was presented with an honorary degree from Harvard as a member of his original class of 1862. He died in 1919.
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Son of Joseph Cogswell Manning & Rebecca Parkman Jarvis (Livermore) Manning. Married Miss Fanny Bartlett from Boston in 1871.
Inscription
Memorial for Captain Charles H. Manning created for Historic Civil War and Genealogical Purposes.
Gravesite Details
Note on this Memorial the deaths of Charles and Frances Mannings's three sons on the same day in 1924.
