The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-24
Death Of Gen. A. NJ. Manigaplt

A special dispatch to the NeW and
Courier from Georgetown. dated August
i6, says !: News has just reached here
of the death of Adjutant and Inspector
General Arthur M. Manigault, which
took place at South Island at 4.3O
o clock to-day. His remains will DC
conveyed to Charleston by the steamer
Planter to morrow and will probably ar
rive there about 2 p. NJ.
The Neacs d Courier sAysIcditorially:
A telegram from Georgetown, published
this morning, brings the unexpected and
startling intelligence Of the death of Adjt.
Gen. Manigault, at South Island ycster-
day afternoon. This news will be a
shock to the State, whose people have
thrice honored Gen. Maningault with
the important and responsible Office
which he held at the time Of his death,
and were about TO pronounce an empha-
tic "Well done, thou good AID faithful
servant" by ~electing him to the same
high position for the fourth time.
Gen. A. NJ Manigault was born in
the city Of Charleoton in, 1924. After be-
ing prepared for college he enternd into
commercial business in this city, and
continued in that pursuit until the com
mencement of the Mexican war in 1916.
when he joined q volunteer company
a--1 . -.l "a, Nil
In the letter part Of that year he went
to Mexico and was engaged in all the
battles in which the Palmetto Regiment
took part during the war. On his re-
thrn from Mexico in l848, he went into
business as commission merchant. in
Charleston, and remained SO employed
until 1856, when he inherited some
property from. his parents in George
town county. From that time he fol-
lowed the pursuit Of o rice planter until
the late war between the States. At
the beginning Of this war he raised a
volunteer cavalry company, which he
commanded. He was soon after trans
ferred and placed upon the staff Of Gen.
Beauregard as Inspector General, until
the raising Of the FIRST ten regiments of
the State volunteer troops for the war
He was@then elected Colonel Of the 10th
Regiment. The frst six months Of the
war he commanded the first military
district Of South Carolina, under Gems
Lee Pemberton and Ripley.
Early iii 1862 Col. Manigault was
ordered with his command to the. West
then under the command of Reauregard
and Bragg. His services were con.
%,tinuoqs in the western army until the
close OF the war. He was twice wounded
the last being q very serious wound,
from which lie did not entirely recover
for a year after he received it.
At the close Of the war he found his
fortune pretty Will ruined, but no went
TO work again as a RICE planter, which
occupation he continued to follow with
varying success PIP to the time OF his
election to the Office Of Adjutant and
inspector General in 1880 which he
held until his death, fulfilling its duties
with advantage TO the State and honor
to- himself.
The following kilograms in reference
TO the death Of General Manigault have
been furnished The RECORD
CHARLEsToN, S. c.; Angus IL, 1886.
}GoU.:J. G. Shepherd, Columbia, 8. O:
General a. NJ. Maniganlt dies yester-
day afternoon at South Island.
WV. f. HUeER.
I'm. y. Huaer:, charleston, s.. c.:
! am greatly distressed to hear Of the
death Of General Maniganlt. The loss
oil citizen SO honorable. a patriot so
lunseifiahly devoted to- his Slate, an
officer so faithful and efficient. is a
calamity which will be universally de.
plored. Extend my sincerest sympathy
70 the bercayed family.
j. G. SHEPPARD.
ID Sust Druggist. Bippus. Ind that;so..