His demise is met when Ragamuffin rescues Lenore. Dirge hopes to continue as the voice of Ragamuffin in the Lenore movie. Singer-songwriter Rich Mullins named his band, A Ragamuffin Band, after one of Manning's books. He is best known for his bestselling book "The Ragamuffin Gospel". The Ragamuffin is a breed of domestic cat. Edgewater Park hosts an annual "Ragamuffin" children's walk in November. This group later established the Ragamuffin breed. The Brazilian Army reorganized itself to be a proper fighting force during the Ragamuffin War. In 2014, he appeared in the independent feature, "Ragamuffin".