James Wolfe Ripley
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 153 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 10,1794 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Windham County |
| Connecticut | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | March 16,1870 |
| Died | Hartford |
| Connecticut | |
| United States | |
| Battles and wars | American Civil War |
| Books | Report of the Case of Charles Stearns Against J. W. Ripley, in the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, November Term, 1850, for Malicious Prosecution: His Honor Judge Sprague, Presiding |
| Service/branches | United States Army |
| Union Army | |
| Job | Soldier |
| Education | United States Military Academy |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1311180 |
James Wolfe Ripley Life story
James Wolfe Ripley was an American soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War. In 1861, he was selected to be the 5th Chief of Ordnance for the U. S. Army Ordnance Department. He was instrumental in the early days of the war in modernizing the artillery's ordnance.
