Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897

Daniel Ruggles, a native of Massachusetts and former U. S. Army officer, was a general in the Confederate Army. Ruggles led the Second Division in the Battle of Baton Rouge, 1862.

From the description of Daniel Ruggles letter, 1861 Dec. 2. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 122505551

From the description of Daniel Ruggles letter, 1836 Nov. 1. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 317132959

From the description of Daniel Ruggles Confederate military report, 1862 Aug. 9. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 317128473

Daniel Ruggles was Brigadier General in the Army of the Confederate States of America.

From the description of Daniel Ruggles papers, 1862-1863. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 238234710

Daniel Ruggles was born in Massachusetts and was a West Point graduate in the class of 1833. In 1861 he resigned his U.S. Army commission to become Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army. He served briefly with the Army of Virginia, before given command of a division in the Army of the Mississippi.

From the description of Letters and tactical maps, 1861. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 122346619

Daniel Ruggles was born in Massachusetts and was a West Point graduate in the class of 1833. In 1861 he resigned his U.S. Army commission to become Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army. He served briefly with the Army of Virginia, before given command of a division in the Army of the Mississippi, which was involved in the Battle of Shiloh.

From the description of Tactical map of the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, 1862. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 145407980

U.S and Confederate Army officer.

From the description of Papers, 1861-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34300637

From the description of Papers, 1845-1879; (bulk 1861-1865). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20121921

Soldier Daniel Ruggles (1810-1897), born in Barre, Massachusetts, graduated from West Point in 1833, fought in the Second Seminole War, and arrived in Texas in 1845, where he soon served in the Mexican War. In 1861, during the onset of the Civil War, he quit the U. S. Army and joined the Virginia Volunteers for the Confederacy as a brigadier general. He fought in several battles, including Aquia Creek, Mathias Point, and Shiloh, where he is remembered for directing the Confederate artillery barrage against the Union forces in the “hornet’s nest.”

Source:

Thorson, Lysa. “Daniel Ruggles.” Find a Grave. Accessed August 29, 2011. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11069.

From the guide to the Ruggles, Daniel, Papers 1926. 752530614., 1810-1897, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin)

Soldier Daniel Ruggles (1810-1897), born in Barre, Massachusetts, graduated from West Point in 1833, fought in the Second Seminole War, and arrived in Texas in 1845, where he soon served in the Mexican War.

In 1861, during the onset of the Civil War, he quit the U. S. Army and joined the Virginia Volunteers for the Confederacy as a brigadier general. He fought in several battles, including Aquia Creek, Mathias Point, and Shiloh, where he is remembered for directing the Confederate artillery barrage against the Union forces in the "hornet's nest."

Source:

Thorson, Lysa. "Daniel Ruggles." Find a Grave. Accessed August 29, 2011.http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11069.

From the description of Ruggles, Daniel, Papers, 1810-1897 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 752530614