Ripley, R. S. (Roswell Sabine), 1823-1887

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Brigadier general in the South Carolina State Militia, based in Charleston, S.C.

From the description of Papers, 1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20115889

General Roswell S. Ripley, a native of Ohio, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1843 and served in the Mexican and Seminole Wars. Subsequent to leaving army service, he settled in South Carolina, where he was a businessman and also active in the state militia. He was named Major of South Carolina ordnance in 1860. As a lieutenant colonel, he commanded the reconditioned forts, Moultrie and Sumter. In 1861, he was appointed brigadier general, C.S.A. After serving with Pemberton in South Carolina, Ripley was a brigade commander in the Army of Northern Virginia. Wounded at Antietam, he returned to South Carolina as commander of the 1st Artillery District. After the fall of Charleston, in 1864, Ripley joined the Army of the West at Bentonville. After Bentonville, he left the United States for Britain where he stayed for a number of years. Ripley died in New York in 1887.

From the description of Roswell S. Ripley paper, 1862 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 39672680

R. S. Ripley wrote the two volume history The War with Mexico, published in 1849. He worked on the Coast Survey for the first half of 1846, and then served in the Mexican War as a second lieutenant and later first lieutenant, 2nd Artillery, participating in most of the battles from Monterey to Mexico City.

From the description of R. S. Ripley papers, 1846-1847. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702138337

Native of Ohio and resident of South Carolina; R.S. Ripley was a prosperous South Carolina businessman and published author; served as an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War; served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.

From the description of Roswell Sabine Ripley papers, 1861-1863. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 757825269

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Samuel Wylie Crawford Papers, 1860-1892 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Guerin, Henry C. Henry C. Guerin papers, 1843-1905. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Confederate officers photograph album, n.d. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Ripley, R. S. (Roswell Sabine), 1823-1887. R. S. Ripley papers, 1846-1847. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Poston, Charles D. (Charles Debrille), 1825-1902. Charles Debrille Poston collection, 1847-1962 (bulk 1850-1895). Arizona State University Libraries
creatorOf Ripley, R. S. (Roswell Sabine), 1823-1887. Papers, 1862. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Marshall, Jehu Foster, 1817-1862. Jehu Foster Marshall papers, 1862. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Roswell S. Ripley Paper, 1862 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
referencedIn Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. G.T. Beauregard papers, 1861-1893. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Ripley, R. S. (Roswell Sabine), 1823-1887. Roswell Sabine Ripley papers, 1861-1863. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Dunovant, R. G. M. (Robert Gill Mills), 1821-1898. Orders regarding Fort Sumter, 1861. South Carolina Historical Society
creatorOf Ripley, R. S. (Roswell Sabine), 1823-1887. Letter, 1885 March 3, New York [to] Capt. Ramsay. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn Ripley family. Papers, 1801-1870. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn G. T. Beauregard Papers 1844-1883 (bulk 1861-1865) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Nagel, Percy. Percy Nagel papers, 1852-1864; (bulk, 1861-1864). University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Dunovant, Richard G. M., b. 1821. Papers, 1861. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay), 1809-1885,. Washington Family papers, 1770-1883. University of Virginia. Library
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correspondedWith Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. person
associatedWith Bunch, Robert. person
associatedWith Confederate States of America. Army corporateBody
correspondedWith Confederate States of America. Army. Dept. of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida corporateBody
associatedWith Confederate States of America. Army. Louisiana Infantry Regiment, 7th. corporateBody
associatedWith Connelly, Bernard. person
correspondedWith Crawford, Samuel Wylie, 1827-1892. person
associatedWith Dunovant, Richard G. M., b. 1821. person
correspondedWith Guerin, Henry C. person
associatedWith Hill, A. P. (A. Powell) person
associatedWith Hill, D. H. (Daniel Harvey), 1821-1889. person
associatedWith James, A. B., Mrs. person
associatedWith Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. person
associatedWith Marshall, Jehu Foster, 1817-1862. person
associatedWith Meares, Gaston, d. 1862. person
associatedWith Nagel, Percy. person
associatedWith Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878. person
associatedWith Poston, Charles D. (Charles Debrille), 1825-1902. person
associatedWith Rio Grande and Texas Land Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Ripley, Christopher. person
associatedWith Ripley family. family
associatedWith Ripley, Julia Caulkins. person
associatedWith Shepard, C., Mrs. person
associatedWith South Carolina. Militia. corporateBody
associatedWith Stokes, Montfort Sidney, 1810-1862. person
associatedWith United States Coast Survey. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
United States
United States
Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)
Texas
Chickahominy River (Va.)
Virginia
Cerro Gordo, Battle of, 1847
Sullivan's Island (S.C. : Island)
Mexico
Confederate States of America
South Carolina
Mechanicsville (Hanover County, Va.)
Fort Moultrie (S.C.)
Morris Island (S.C.)
Ellison's Mill (Va.)
Malvern Hill (Va.)
United States
Subject
Desertion, Military
Land grants
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Military supplies
Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846
Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862
Occupation
Soldiers
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Birth 1823-03-14

Death 1887-03-26

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