Roswell S. Ripley Military person

Roswell Sabine Ripley (March 14, 1823 – March 29, 1887) was an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and, despite being Northern-born, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He was also an author and a prosperous South Carolina businessman.

Personal facts

Roswell S. Ripley
Birth dateMarch 14, 1823
Birth place
Worthington Ohio
Date of deathMarch 26, 1887
Place of death
New York City
Resting place
Charleston South Carolina

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allegiance
United States of America
Confederate States of America
military operations
American Civil War
Battle of South Mountain
Battle of Fredericksburg
Second Battle of Charleston Harbor
Battle of Antietam
Seminole Wars
Battle of Monterey
Mexican–American War
Battle of Chapultepec
Battle of Fort Sumter
Siege of Veracruz
Battle of Molino del Rey
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek
Battle of Gaines's Mill
Battle of Malvern Hill
Battle of Cerro Gordo
Battle for Mexico City
Battle of Churubusco
Battle of Contreras
service start1843
service end1843

Roswell S. Ripley on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.multied.com/bio/CWcGENS/CSARipley.html
  2. http://www.scvohio.org/RipleyTalk.htm
  3. http://www.worthingtonmemory.org/WorthingtonMemoryExpandedRecord.cfm?ID=1148&tn=1