Edward: I will go back and check my Cantey info. Most of what I have comes 
From Ames who did make some mistakes and Burgess who married into William's 
side which is ours. I have the book, Seige Train. I have made copies of my 
handbook before.  There are not too many names in it.  I do remember the 
writer referring to a Cpt. Shultz and one other.  I will look this up 
tonight and write again. I would be glad to make one more good copy for the 
Society and one for you. It would take me awhile though because I really 
need to handle it as little as possible. Caledonia Plantation burned after 
Emily married Charles Shannon and moved to Camden.  What I have of the 
Nesbits is basically it. There is a letter referring to Ralph's military 
service to Emily hanging in the club house at Caledonia Golf Club at 
Pawley's! I would be honored to serve the General's nephew! Darlene


From: "Edward L. Manigault" 
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: Tiege Cantey
>Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 13:12:35 -0400
>
>Darlene:
>
>I have Teige "the immigrant" death (from an unknown source) as "Bef. May
>3,1679" and I assume that was based on the date of a will being proved or
>some other legal document or something such as a marriage notice referring
>to him as "late". If there was a Teige, Jr. who died Sep. 5,1674, he might
>have been b. abt. 1640-1655 as were his siblings. I am unsure, from your
>message, which Teige it was that you said died before 1674.
>
>My gg uncle was Maj. Edward Manigault of "Manigault's Battalion".  In the
>book "Siege Train" (U.S.C. Press), his journal of the part he played in the
>defense of Charleston, there are many pages in which 1st Lt. Ralph Nesbit 
>is
>mentioned. If you have not had the opportunity to read it, you should find
>it interesting reading.
>
>Maj. Manigault was somewhat of an artist, at least it the way an engineer
>would be, but I have no knowledge of any other artistic talent of his. He
>did make many detailed sketches of military scenes, probably not under the
>best of conditions, so it is possible that in other situations he might 
>have
>been a tolerable artist.
>
>Maj. Manigault died in 1874, so he was not alive at the time your diary was
>written, but I believe there was a Brigade or Regiment still under that 
>name
>late in the century. Perhaps it had some connection to Gen. Arthur 
>Manigault
>(d.1886), although I have no knowledge of that.
>
>I recall reading, perhaps in a history of the Allston/Alston family, that a
>plantation in the Waccamaw area (not in either the Ward or Manigault 
>family)
>was the site of "practice" or parades by "The Manigault's" for several
>years. Perhaps someone on the list can help us out with this? Maybe someone
>might even have a roster for the group?
>
>I do believe the manual would likely be Ralph Nesbit's and that it might
>have been issued to him by his Major. Is the book in condition to make
>copies? It must have names of many South Carolinians in it and I feel it 
>has
>historical value. I certainly feel the S.C. Historical Society would be
>interested in having a copy for it's files, as would I.
>
>Thank you for letting me comment on your "find". I look forward to hearing
>from you.
>
>Edward Manigault
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: darlene cantey 
>To: [email protected] 
>Date: Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:22 AM
>Subject: Re: Tiege Cantey
>
>
>   My husband, Ralph Nesbit Shannon Cantey, gggrandfather was Ralph Nesbit 
>of
>Caledonia, Pawley's,
> >fought with the Seige Train in the Civil War.  I am publishing his
> >daughter's diary which is from  1890-1893 for the Kershaw County 
>Historical
> >Society.  She mentions leaving Caledonia and going somewhere to watch the
> >Manigault's "?" practice. It seemed to be a nickname for a regiment which
> >competed for different prices. Have you seen anything like this?  I think
>it
> >was near Charleston, not far from Georgetown.  Also, I have a handwritten
> >manual on firing a canon and other artillery.  The names in the front of
>the
> >book are not known to me.  It was handed down by family and I want to
> >believe it is Ralph Nesbit's, but I would like to know more.  The 
>drawings
> >are unbelievable with detail.  I heard Manigault was known for his
>drawings.
> >Do you have any ideas? Thanks, Darlene
> >
> >
>
>
>
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>



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