Union Generals - R

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RAMSAY, George Douglas
Born	February 21 1802, Dumfries VA
Died	May 23 1882, Washington DC
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1820, artillery duty, staff duty,
Post-War Occupation	Army service, retired 1870.
War Involvement	April 1861 Maj., Lt. Col., commanded Washington arsenal 1861-1863, Col. June 1863, Brig. Gen. in Regular Army September 1863, Chief of Ordnance, retired for age in September 1864, continued to serve by special appointment.
Notes	An effective chief of ordnance, but disagreements with Edwin Stanton halted his career.

RANSOM, Thomas Edward Greenfield
Born	November 29 1834, Norwich VT
Died	October 29 1864, nr Rome GA
Pre-War Occupation	Civil engineer, realtor.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement	1861 recruited a company of 11th Illinois - Capt.,
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RAUM, Green Berry
Born	December 3 1829, Golconda IL
Died	December 18 1909, Chicago IL
Pre-War Occupation	Lawyer, politician.
Post-War Occupation	Railroad president, US congressman, internal revenue commissioner, pension commissioner, lawyer.
War Involvement	September 1861 Maj. in 56th Illinois, Lt. Col., August 1862 Col., commanded 2nd Bde/7th Divn/XVII Corps, Vicksburg, Corinth, commanded 2nd Bde/2nd Divn/XVII Corps at Missionary Ridge (w), guarded communications in Atlanta Campaign, Resaca defenses, commanded 2nd Bde/3rd Divn/XV Corps, February 1865 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers.
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RAWLINS, John Aaron
Born	February 13 1831, Galena IL
Died	September 6 1869, Washington DC
Pre-War Occupation	Lawyer, city attorney.
Post-War Occupation	Secretary of war (briefly).
War Involvement	August 1861, Capt., aide-de-camp and assistant adjutant to
Notes	Claimed to have kept Gen. Grant from drink. Grant's alter ego.

REID, Hugh Thompson
Born	October 18 1811, Union City IN
Died	August 28 1874, Keokuk IA
Pre-War Occupation	Lawyer, district attorney, railroad
Post-War Occupation	Railroad president.
War Involvement	February 1862 Col. of 15th Iowa., Shiloh (w), March 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 1st Bde/6th Divn/XVII Corps near Lake Providence LA, commanded District of Cairo, relieved of command March 1864, resigned April 1864.
Notes	Advocate of enlisting colored troops.

REILLY, James William
Born	May 20 1828, Akron OH
Died	November 6 1905, Wellsville OH
Pre-War Occupation	Lawyer, politician.
Post-War Occupation	Lawyer, bank president.
War Involvement	August 1862 Col. of 104th Ohio, garrison duty in Kentucky,
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RENO, Jesse Lee
Born	June 20 1823, Wheeling VA
Died	September 14 1862, South Mountain MD
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1846, Mexican war, assistant professor at West Point, ordnance board duty, arsenal commander.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement	January 1861 Capt., surrendered Mount Vernon arsenal,
Notes	Original name was Renault.

REVERE, Joseph Warren
Born	May 17 1812, Boston MA
Died	April 20 1880, Hoboken NJ
Pre-War Occupation	Served in US Navy, resigned 1850, served in Mexican army, traveled abroad.
Post-War Occupation	Traveled abroad, wrote memoirs.
War Involvement	September 1861 Col. of 7th New Jersey, Peninsula Campaign, Seven Days, Antietam, October 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 2nd bde/2nd Divn/III Corps at Fredericksburg, commanded 3rd Bde/2nd Divn/III Corps at Chancellorsville, court-martialed for marching to the rear, resigned August 1863.
Notes	Grandson of Paul Revere.

REYNOLDS, John Fulton
Born	September 20 1820, Lancaster PA
Died	July 1 1863, Gettysburg PA
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1837, garrison duty, Mexican war, commandant of cadets and instructor of tactics at West Point.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement	May 1861 Lt. Col. of 14th US Infantry, August 1861
Notes	One of the greatest Union generals.

REYNOLDS, Joseph Jones
Born	January 4 1822, Flemingsburg KY
Died	February 25 1899, Washington DC
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1843, artillery duty, instructor at West Point, resigned US Army 1857, college professor.
Post-War Occupation	Army service, duty in Reconstruction, frontier duty, US senator (briefly), court martialed for conduct in a campaign against the Sioux, resigned 1877.
War Involvement	April 1861 Col. of 10th Indiana, May 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded brigade at Cheat Mountain, January 1862 resigned, helped organize Indiana militia, September 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, November 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 4th Divn/XIV Corps at Chickamauga, October 1862 chief of Staff in Army of the Cumberland, commanded New Orleans defenses, commanded Department of Arkansas.
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RICE, Americus Vespucius
Born	November 18 1835, Perryville OH
Died	April 4 1904, Washington DC
Pre-War Occupation	Law student.
Post-War Occupation	Banker, US congressman, pension agent, purchasing agent for US Census Bureau.
War Involvement	April 1861 Capt. of 21st Ohio, served western
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RICE, Elliott Warren
Born	November 16 1835, Allegheny City PA
Died	June 22 1887, Sioux City IA
Pre-War Occupation	Lawyer.
Post-War Occupation	Lawyer.
War Involvement	July 1861 Pvt. in 7th Iowa, July 1861 Corp., Maj., Belmont (w), Ft Donelson, April 1862 Col., Shiloh, advance on Corinth, commanded post and district at Bethel TN, protected Memphis & Charleston Railroad, commanded 1st Bde/2nd Divn/XVI Corps in Atlanta campaign, June 1864 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 1st Bde/4th Divn/XV Corps in March to the Sea, Carolinas campaign, Bentonville.
Notes	Was wounded seven times during the War. Younger brother of Gen. Samuel A. Rice.

RICE, James Clay
Born	December 27 1829, Worthington MA
Died	May 10 1864, Spotsylvania VA
Pre-War Occupation	Teacher, lawyer.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement	May 1861 1st Lt. in 39th New York, Capt., September
Notes	When dying, he is reported to have said 'Turn my face to the enemy'.

RICE, Samuel Allen
Born	January 27 1828, Cattaraugus City NY
Died	July 6 1864, Oskaloosa IA
Pre-War Occupation	Lawyer, county attorney, state attorney general for Iowa.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement	October 1862 Col. of 33rd Iowa, entire service took place in Missouri and Arkansas, opened Yazoo Pass for navigation, commanded 2nd Bde/13th Divn/XIII Corps at Helena, August 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, Jenkins' Ferry (mw).
Notes	Brother of Gen. E W Rice

RICHARDSON, Israel Bush 'Fighting Dick'
Born	December 26 1815, Fairfax VT
Died	November 3 1862, Antietam MD
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1841, Seminole war, Mexican war, frontier duty, resigned US Army 1855, farmer.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement	May 1861 recruited and organized 2nd Michigan Infantry - Col., commanded 4th Bde/1st Divn at First Bull Run, May 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 1st Divn/II Corps in Peninsula campaign, July 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded II Corps at South Mountain, Antietam (mw).
Notes	Also called 'Greasy Dick'. Descendant of General Israel

RICKETTS, James Brewerton
Born	June 21 1817, New York NY
Died	September 22 1887, District of Columbia
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1839, Mexican war, Seminole war, garrison duty.
Post-War Occupation	Army service, retired 1867, court martial duty.
War Involvement	1861 Capt. in 1st US Artillery, First Bull Run, (w,c), exchanged January 1862, July 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 2nd Divn/III Corps at Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, commanded 2nd Divn/I Corps at Antietam, assigned to the Fitz John Porter court-martial, commanded 3rd Divn/VI Corps in Overland campaign, Monocacy River, Shenandoah campaign (w), August 1864 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers.
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RIPLEY, James Wolfe
Born	December 10 1794, Windham City CT
Died	March 15 1870, Hartford CT
Pre-War Occupation	Entered West Point May 1813,
Post-War Occupation	Army service, inspector of government armaments.
War Involvement	August 1861 Brig. Gen. in Regular army, April 1862 assumed direction of Ordnance Dept., fought against introduction of breech-loaders,
Notes	Uncle of Confederate Gen. Roswell S Ripley.

ROBERTS, Benjamin Stone
Born	November 18 1810, Manchester VT
Died	January 29 1875, Washington DC
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1835, frontier duty, resigned US Army 1839, chief engineer of a railroad, geologist, constructed a railroad in Russia, lawyer, militia officer, Mexican war, remained in army.
Post-War Occupation	Army service, cavalry duty, taught at Yale, resigned US Army 1870, lawyer, firearms manufacturer.
War Involvement	May 1861 Major in 3rd US Cavalry, New Mexico invasion,
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ROBINSON, James Sidney
Born	October 14 1827, nr Mansfield OH
Died	January 14 1892, Kenton OH
Pre-War Occupation	Printer, newspaper editor and publisher.
Post-War Occupation	Commissioner for railroads and telegraphs, US congressman, secretary of state for Ohio.
War Involvement	April 1861 enlisted in 4th Ohio, elected 1st Lt., Capt., Rich Mountain, Major in 82nd Ohio, Lt. Col., August 1862 Col., Chancellorsville, Gettysburg (w), commanded 3rd Bde/1st Divn/XX Corps in Atlanta campaign, March to the Sea, January 1865 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, Carolinas campaign.
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ROBINSON, John Cleveland
Born	April 10 1817, Binghampton NY
Died	February 18 1897, Binghampton NY
Pre-War Occupation	Entered West Point 1835, dismissed
Post-War Occupation	Army service, ran Freedmen's Bureau in North Carolina, Departmental command, retired through disability 1869, lieutenant governor of New York.
War Involvement	April 1861 commander of Fort McHenry, recruited volunteers in Ohio and Michigan, September 1861 Col. of 1st Michigan, April 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 1st Bde/3rd Divn/III Corps in Peninsula campaign, Second Bull Run, commanded 1st Bde/1st Divn/III Corps at Fredericksburg, commanded 2nd Divn/I Corps at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, commanded 2nd Divn/V Corps at Wilderness, Spotsylvania (w) - Medal of Honor, commanded military districts in New York.
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RODMAN, Isaac Peace
Born	August 18 1822, South Kingstown RI
Died	September 30 1862, Antietam MD
Pre-War Occupation	Merchant, politician.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement	June 1861 Capt. in 2nd Rhode Island, First Bull Run,
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ROSECRANS, William Starke 'Old Rosy'
Born	September 6 1819, Delaware City OH
Died	March 11 1898, Redondo CA
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1842, engineer duty, resigned US Army 1854, architect, civil engineer.
Post-War Occupation	Army service, resigned 1867 after not receiving a command for 2 years, minister to Mexico, US congressman,
War Involvement	April 1861 Col. of Engineers on McClellan's staff, June 1861 Col. in 23rd Ohio Infantry, May 1861 Brig. Gen. in Regular Army, commanded a brigade at Rich Mountain, May 1862 directed left wing of Army of the Mississippi at Corinth, commanded Army of the Mississippi, Iuka, Corinth, March 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, October 1862 appointed to command of Army of the Cumberland, Murfeesboro, defeated at Chickamauga, replaced by Grant in October 1863, 1864 commanded Department of Missouri until war's end.
Notes	A poor field commander, who was saved at Chickamauga by Thomas' stand, and allowed himself to be besieged at Chattanooga.

ROSS, Leonard Fulton
Born	July 18 1823, Lewistown IL
Died	January 17 1901, Lewistown IL
Pre-War Occupation	Lawyer, Mexican war, probate judge, county
Post-War Occupation	Farmer, collector of inland revenue, stock breeder.
War Involvement	May 1861 Col. of 17th Illinois, service in Missouri and Kentucky, Fredericktown MO, commanded 3rd Bde/McClernand's division at Fort Donelson, April 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, siege of Corinth, July 1862 guarded railroads, Mississippi campaign,Holly Springs, Yazoo Pass expedition, commanded pst at Helena AR, resigned July 1863.
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ROUSSEAU, Lovell Harrison
Born	August 4 1818, Lincoln City KY
Died	January 7 1869, New Orleans LA
Pre-War Occupation	Road worker, lawyer, politician,
Post-War Occupation	US congressman, re-entered army, duty in Alaska.
War Involvement	September 1861 Col. of 3rd Kentucky (Union) Infantry, October 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, October 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 4th Bde/2nd Divn at Shiloh, commanded 3rd Divn/I Corps at Perryville, commanded 1st Divn/XIV Corps at Stone's River, district commander in Nashville and Tennessee, resigned 1865.
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ROWLEY, Thomas Algeo
Born	October 5 1808, Pittsburgh PA
Died	May 14 1892, Pittsburgh PA
Pre-War Occupation	Justice of the peace, Mexican war, politician, court clerk.
Post-War Occupation	Lawyer, US marshal.
War Involvement	April 1861 Col. of 13th Pennsylvania (later designated 102nd Pennsylvania), garrison duty on Potomac line, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines (w), Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Antietam, November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 3rd Bde/1st Divn/VI Corps at Fredericksburg, directed 1st Bde/3rd Divn/I Corps at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, draft duties in Portland, court-martialed at Culpepper VA, restored to duty in command of District of Monongahela, resigned December 1864.
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RUCKER, Daniel Henry
Born	April 28 1812, Belleville NJ
Died	January 6 1910, Washington DC
Pre-War Occupation	Commissioned as 2nd Lt. in 1st Dragoons in 1837, Mexican war, quartermaster duty.
Post-War Occupation	Army service in the Quartermaster's Dept., retired 1882 after forty-five years of duty.
War Involvement	August 1861 Major in Quartermasters Department, retained in a staff duties in Quartermaster's Department throughout the war, May 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers.
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RUGER, Thomas Howard
Born	April 2 1833, Lima NY
Died	June 3 1907, Stamford CT
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1854, engineer duty, resigned US Army 1855, lawyer.
Post-War Occupation	Army service, Reconstruction duty, Indian fighter, superintendent of West Point, retired 1897.
War Involvement	June 1861 Lt. Col. of 3rd Wisconsin, September 1861 Col., Shenandoah Valley campaign, Cedar Mountain, Maryland campaign, commanded 3rd Bde/1st Divn/XII Corps at Antietam (w), November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, Chancellorsville, commanded 2nd Divn/XII Corps at Gettysburg, commanded 2nd Bde/1st Divn/XX Corps in Atlanta campaign, commanded 2nd Divn/XIII Corps at Franklin, Carolinas
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RUSSELL, David Allen
Born	December 10 1820, Salem NY
Died	September 19 1864, Winchester VA
Pre-War Occupation	Graduated West Point 1845, Mexican war, frontier duty.
Post-War Occupation
War Involvement	1861 Capt. in Washington defenses, January 1862
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