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Charles Town in Jefferson County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

George Upshur Manning

 
 
George Upshur Manning Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 1, 2017
1. George Upshur Manning Marker
Inscription.

Co. H. 12th Va. Cav.
Rosser's Brig. C.S.A.
son of
Capt. T. J. Manning, U.S.N.
& Frances R. Jack.
Born at "Vinton."
Dec. 15, 1844.
Killed in the battle of
Brandy Station, Va.
June 9, 1863.

 
Erected by the Manning Family.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 39° 17.317′ N, 77° 51.356′ W. Memorial is in Charles Town, West Virginia, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from East Congress Street. Monument is in the Zion Episcopal Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 301 East Congress Street, Charles Town WV 25414, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in the Eastern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George Washington Turner (a few steps from this marker); Sergeant Littleton Tazewell Cordell (within shouting distance of this marker); Zion Episcopal Churchyard (within shouting distance of this marker); Zion Episcopal Church Yard (within shouting distance of this marker); A Cemetery Disturbed (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); African American Cemetery Monument
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(about 400 feet away); An African American Cemetery Reclaimed (about 400 feet away); Who Is Buried Here? (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charles Town.
 
Also see . . .
1. Brandy Station / Fleetwood Hill. American Battlefield Trust website entry (Submitted on May 19, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.) 

2. Brandy Station Battlefield. Journey Through Hallowed Ground website entry (Submitted on May 19, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.) 
 
George Upshur Manning Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 1, 2017
2. George Upshur Manning Marker
Looking SW
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 608 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 30, 2026