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Lieut Mortimer Bainbridge Ruggles

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Lieut Mortimer Bainbridge Ruggles

Birth
Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Death
8 May 1902 (aged 57)
New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
Burial
Bay Shore, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Plot
Lot 7, grave 58
Memorial ID
59506499 View Source
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Born in Fort Wilkins, Michigan.
Son of Confederate General Daniel Ruggles.
Appointed cadet in Naval Academy but never completed.
Served on his father's staff and with Colonel John Mosby.
Assiisted John Wilkes Booth in his escape, after Booth had assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Was arrested and spent time in Old Capital Prison, Washington, DC. Released under general amnesty declared by President Andrew Johnson.
Died after an operation, in St. Luke's Hospital, NYC.

Born in Fort Wilkins, Michigan.
Son of Confederate General Daniel Ruggles.
Appointed cadet in Naval Academy but never completed.
Served on his father's staff and with Colonel John Mosby.
Assiisted John Wilkes Booth in his escape, after Booth had assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Was arrested and spent time in Old Capital Prison, Washington, DC. Released under general amnesty declared by President Andrew Johnson.
Died after an operation, in St. Luke's Hospital, NYC.

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