Van H. Manning
| Van. H. Manning | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | G. Wiley Wells |
| Succeeded by | James R. Chalmers |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Vannoy Hartrog Manning July 26, 1839 Wake County, North Carolina |
| Died | November 3, 1892 (aged 53) Branchville, Maryland |
| Resting place |
Glenwood Cemetery Washington, D.C. 38°55′23.1″N 77°00′20.7″W / 38.923083°N 77.005750°W |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Commands | 3d Arkansas Infantry Regiment (1862–64) |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Van. H. Manning (born Vannoy Hartrog Manning; July 26, 1839 – November 3, 1892) served as the U.S. Representative from Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District (1877–1883). Prior to this he was Colonel of the 3d Arkansas Infantry Regiment, serving from 1862 until wounded and captured by U.S. forces in 1864.
Born in 1839 near Raleigh, North Carolina, Manning moved as a child in 1841 with his parents to Mississippi. He attended the private school, Horn Lake Male Academy, in De Soto County in the Mississippi Delta.
Manning attended the University of Nashville in Tennessee, where he studied law. After graduation, he and his wife Mary Wallace moved to Arkansas in 1860. He was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 1861 and commenced practice in Hamburg.
Manning married Mary Wallace of Holly Springs. Their firstborn son died in January 1861 after their move to Arkansas. The second born, Levi Howell Manning, later was elected mayor of Tucson, Arizona. Van and Mary had a total of four sons and four daughters.
In May 1861, Manning and Dr. W.H. Tebbs recruited and organized the 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment, drawing from soldiers recruited in Ashley, Drew, Union, Dallas and Hot Spring counties. The regiment made up a total of eleven companies, and included one company of recruits from other parts of Arkansas, as well as recruits from Tennessee and Kentucky.
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