James B. Ricketts Military person

James Brewerton Ricketts (June 21, 1817 – September 22, 1887) was a career officer in the United States Army, serving as a Union Army general during the Civil War.At First Bull Run, he was wounded and captured, but later exchanged. He fought at Second Bull Run and Antietam, where he was badly injured when his horse fell on him. While recuperating, he served on the John Porter'>Fitz John Porter court-martial, a highly political case, where his loyalties are believed to have cost him promotion. Later he commanded a division in the Overland campaign, and a corps in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign under Sheridan, where he received a chest wound at Cedar Creek that disabled him for life.

Personal facts

Birth date	June 21, 1817
Birth place	New York City , New York
Date of death	September 22, 1887
Place of death	Washington D.C.
Resting place	Arlington County Virginia , Arlington National Cemetery

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allegiance	Union
military operations	American Civil War Seminole Wars Mexican–American War
military branch	Union Army
military command	I Corps (Army of Virginia)
service start	1839
service end	1867