Manson, a farmer in Greensville County, VA in 1860, enlisted as 2nd lieutenant in Co. I of the 12th VA Infantry on February 22, 1862. On September 14, 1862, he was taken prisoner at Crampton's Gap. MD, part of the Battle of South Mountain, and sent to the prison camp at Fort Delaware, DE. He was exchanged at Aiken's landing, VA on October 6, 1862. He was promoted to captain on July 15, 1864. Manson surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA on April 9, 1865. He took the oath of allegiance in Richmond, VA on May 30, 1865 and was paroled.
After the war, Manson returned to farming in Greensville County, VA. He later moved to Brunswick County, VA, where in addition to farming he served as a public school trustee and Sunday school superintendent. Manson died in April, 1918 and is buried in the Manson family cemetery in Brunswick County, VA.
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