Manning M. Kimmel

Manning Marius Kimmel
Kimmel in the late 1850s
BornOctober 25, 1832
DiedFebruary 27, 1916(1916-02-27) (aged 83)
Allegiance United States of America
Confederate States of America
Branch United States Army
 Confederate States Army
Service years
  • 1857–1861 (United States Army)
  • 1861–1865 (Confederate States Army)
Rank 1st Lieutenant (USA)
Major (CSA)
Conflicts

Manning Marius Kimmel (October 25, 1832 – February 27, 1916), also known as Marius Manning Kimmel, 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.