George Earl Maney

George Earl Maney
Maney in uniform, ca. 1862
Born	(1826-08-24)August 24, 1826 Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	February 9, 1901(1901-02-09) (aged 74) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Buried	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Allegiance	United States  Confederate States
Service/branch	United States Volunteers  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1846–1848 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank	First Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier-General (CSA)
Unit	3rd U.S. Dragoons
Commands	1st Tennessee Infantry Maney's Brigade Cheatham's Division
Battles/wars	Mexican-American War American Civil War Battle of Cheat Mountain Kentucky Campaign Battle of Stones River Battle of Chickamauga Chattanooga Campaign Atlanta Campaign Campaign of the Carolinas
Other work	Railroad executive, political adviser, U.S. Minister to Colombia, U.S. Minister Resident/Consul General to Bolivia, U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay and Paraguay.

Brigadier-General George Earl Maney (August 24, 1826 – February 9, 1901) was an American soldier, politician, railroad executive and diplomat. He was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a reconstruction era U.S. ambassador to Colombia, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Paraguay.