| Birth: | Dec. 31, 1832
Middlebury
Addison County
Vermont, USA | | Death: | Dec. 16, 1905
Rutland
Rutland County
Vermont, USA | 
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st United States Sharpshooters. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia on July 1, 1862. His citation reads "At a critical moment brought up two regiments, which he led against the enemy himself, being severely wounded". His Medal was issued on March 11, 1893. (bio by: Russ Dodge)
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Parents:
William Young Ripley (1797 - 1875)
Jane Betsey Warren Ripley (1808 - 1884)
Spouse:
Cornelia Ann Thomas Ripley (1836 - 1907)*
Children:
Hastings Warren Ripley (____ - 1871)*
Mary Elizabeth Ripley (1858 - ____)*
William Thomas Ripley (1860 - 1893)*
Janet Warren Ripley Dorr (1863 - ____)*
Thomas Emerson Ripley (1865 - 1956)*
Charles Edward Ripley (1867 - 1893)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for William Ripley | | | Burial:
Evergreen Cemetery
Rutland
Rutland County
Vermont, USA
Plot: Ripley Circle, north of Sec. 28 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jun 11, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 22689 |
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