 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Manstein akapinda mu3rd Infantry Regiment muna 1822. Muna 1841 akakwidziridzwa kuva lieutenant wokutanga uye akava adjutant pachikwata cheI Army Corps. Pakazosvika 1864 akanga akwidziridzwa pachinzvimbo cheMajor General uye akapiwa kutungamira kwe6th Infantry Division, iyo yaakatungamira panguva yechipiri yeSchleswig Hondo muhondo yeDybbøl uye kuAls. Munguva yeHondo yeAustria-Prussian akaraira chengetedzo yeFirst Army, iyo yaakatungamira panguva yehondo yeKöniggrätz uye iyo yaakapihwa iyo Pour le Mérite. 