 1825 - 1862 (37 years)
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| Name |
Newton Spalding Manross |
| Birth |
20 Jun 1825 |
Forestville, Hartford County, CT  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Clock maker, Scientist, Professor |
| Religion |
Congregational Church |
| Record ID Number |
MH:I306 |
| Death |
17 Sep 1862 |
Antietem, MD |
| Burial |
Forestville Cemetery, Bristol, Hartford County, CT |
| Notes |
- 1 INFO NM 20
Captain, Company K, 16th Reg, CT Volunteers - Newton formed this Companyand the company was officially mustered into service on August 24, 1861.Five days later the company left for Washington, DC. Arrived DC August31st, the regiment bivouacked near the capitol building and the nextmorning marched to Ft. Ward, VA. A week after leaving home the regimentjoined McClellan's army, Harland's Brigade. The first battle for Newtonwas Sharpsburg, Antietam, where he lost his life. Taken from thearticle " He was shot by a canon ball while while leading his men forwardinto the fatal cornfield, which proved a perfect ambush for our troops;and where the rebels came near turning the day's defeat into a victory.They had masked heavy columns of infantry behine a hugh stone wall, wherethey lay in absolute safety, awaiting the approach of the Union line. Alight battery back of them was engaged pouring into us a constantdischarge of shot and shell. Col. Frank Beach of Hartford receivedinstructions to move on the rebel guns. With characteristic promptnesshe gave the order "forward" and led the advance. It was during theexecution of this movement that Captain Manross received his deathwound. He only survived long enough to cheer on his men, who felt whenhe fell that their best friend was stricken down.
Note: From the regiment 41 killed, 146 wounded
Graduated Williston Seminary
Graduate of Yale, 1850
Professor of Chemistry & Botany, Amhurst College
Article from Hartford Times Honoring Newton Spaulding Manross (No date onarticle) - The pupils of the Stafford District School planted a 12 ftMaple Tree in front of the school on Arbor Day honoring Newton. The treeis guarded by an iron rail bearing a brass plate appropriately described.
A 15 foot monument was erected in the Forestville Cemetery embellishedwith the state coat of arms. Bears the following inscription " Erectedby Co. K, 16th Conn. Vol., in memory of their gallant and beloved Captain"
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| Person ID |
I305 |
Walsh - Wilson Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
11 Jul 2003 |
| Father |
Elisha Manross, b. 11 May 1792, Bristol, Hartford County, CT d. 27 Sep 1856, Forestville, Hartford County, CT (Age 64 years) |
| Mother |
Maria Cowles Norton, b. 17 Oct 1799, Farmington, Hartford County, CT d. 16 Aug 1867, Bristol, Hartford County, CT (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage |
29 Jan 1821 |
Bristol, Hartford County, CT |
| Record ID Number |
MH:F136 |
| Family ID |
F135 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Charlotte H. Royce, b. 3 Jan 1836, Bristol, Hartford County, CT d. 5 Dec 1874, E. Orange, MA (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage |
3 Nov 1857 |
Bristol, Hartford County, CT |
| Record ID Number |
MH:F140 |
| Notes |
- 1 _FA1
2 PLAC Congregational Church
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| Children |
| + | 1. Lottie Maria Manross, b. 27 Dec 1860, Bristol, Hartford County, CT d. 22 Oct 1936, Orange, MA (Age 75 years) |
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| Family ID |
F139 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S5] Frank Elwell Holt, Holt Web Site, 4 May 2008, Newton Spalding Manross (Reliability: 3).
Added by confirming a Smart Match
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