Manning Marius Kimmel | |
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 Kimmel in the late 1850s | |
| Born | October 25, 1832 Apple Creek, Missouri |
| Died | February 27, 1916 (aged 83) Henderson, Kentucky |
| Allegiance |  United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Service | United States Army Confederate States Army |
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| Rank |  1st Lieutenant (USA) Major (CSA) |
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Manning Marius Kimmel (also known as Marius Manning Kimmel, October 25, 1832 – February 27, 1916) was a military officer who served on both sides of the American Civil War. He entered the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1853 and graduated in 1857. After initially fighting for the Union, he switched sides to the Confederacy, one of four West Point graduates to fight on both sides during the war. In the Confederate Army, he served as adjutant general and assistant adjutant general on the staff of generals Benjamin McCulloch and Earl Van Dorn, and as inspector general on John Magruder's staff. He was the father of Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, who commanded the United States Pacific Fleet during the Attack on Pearl Harbor.