Brigadier General James Wolfe Ripley

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brigadier_General_James_Wolfe_Ripley
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Chief_of_Ordnance,_U.S._Army
gptkbp:birthDate December 10, 1794
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Windham_County,_Connecticut,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Spring_Grove_Cemetery,_Hartford,_Connecticut
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:War_of_1812
gptkbp:deathDate March 16, 1870
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hartford,_Connecticut,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:father Rev. Sylvanus Ripley
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:James_Wolfe_Ripley
gptkbp:graduationYear 1814
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General James Wolfe Ripley
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Brigadier General
gptkbp:notableAction Opposed the introduction of rifled muskets during the Civil War
gptkbp:notableFor Chief of Ordnance, U.S. Army during the American Civil War
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Henry_K._Craig
gptkbp:promotion Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Army
gptkbp:retired September 15, 1863
gptkbp:serviceYears 1814–1863
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_D._Ramsay
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Corps_of_Ordnance
gptkb:Army_Corps_of_Ordnance
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7