TRIMBLE, Isaac Ridgeway CSA

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TRIMBLE, Isaac Ridgeway CSA


Born May 15 1802, Culpeper Cty VA
Died January 2 1888, Baltimore MD
Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1822, artillery duty, resigned 1832, engineer and railroad superintendent.
War Service 1861 destroyed bridges north of Baltimore, May 1861 Col. of engineers in Virginia state forces, August 1861 Brig. Gen., commanded Trimble’s Bde/Ewell's Divn in Shenandoah Valley campaign, Seven Days, Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas (w), attached as aide to Ewell in Gettysburg campaign, given command of Pender's division at Gettysburg (w,c), not exchanged until February 1865 (meanwhile having been promoted to Maj. Gen. to rank from January 1863) but was unable to rejoin the army before its surrender.
Post War Career Consulting engineer.