Trivia 11-18-2020

[ami]

I was born in Massachusetts and was a graduate of West Point. I served in the Mexican War and was brevetted twice for bravery . I joined the Confederacy and it is said that Shiloh was my finest hour . My son helped John Wilkes Booth escape. Who am I ?


*hint* My son was born in 1844 at a remote Great Lakes post where I was serving as a lieutenant.

credit: @KurtG

 

[hughes]

Daniel Ruggles

 

[FarawayFriend]

Your are Confederate General Daniel Ruggles. Your son Mortimer helped John Wilkes Booth escape across the Rappahannock.

Rebel General from Abolitionist Enclave Massachusetts

General Daniel Ruggles turned his back on his Yankee roots to fight for the Confederacy

www.historynet.com

 

[stuart1861]

Daniel Ruggles

 

[captaindrew]

Daniel Ruggles

 

[Brenal]

Daniel Ruggles .

Rebel General from Abolitionist Enclave Massachusetts

General Daniel Ruggles turned his back on his Yankee roots to fight for the Confederacy

www.historynet.com

 

[DBF]

You are the father of Mortimer Bainbridge Ruggles (1844–1902) - Confederate General Daniel Ruggles (1810-1897)
https://lincolnconspirators.com/2014/07/27/jett-ruggles-and-bainbridge/

 

[ErnieMac]

Who am I? Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles.

Shiloh National Military Park

Gen. Daniel Ruggles son Arrested for Assisting John Wilkes Booth, April 1865 First Lieutenant Mortimer Bainbridge Ruggles was an aide to his father Gen. Daniel Ruggles from December 16, 1861 through...

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[Stone in the wall]

Brigadier General Danial Ruggles CSA: my son was Mortimer B Ruggles

 

[streetwiseprof]

Daniel Ruggles.

 

[koabd1978]

Daniel Ruggles

Rebel General from Abolitionist Enclave Massachusetts

General Daniel Ruggles turned his back on his Yankee roots to fight for the Confederacy

www.historynet.com

 

[connecticut yankee]

Confederate General Daniel Ruggles.

Ruggles son Mortimer born 1844 helped Booth escape. Ironically two others who were prominent in the Lincoln conspiracy were also born in 1844----John Suratt and Lewis Powell.

 

[Jawalsdorf]

Gen. Daniel Ruggles!

Edit - Correct, Jawalsdorf. Welcome to CivilWarTalk and to the trivia game.

Hope you'll come back and play again.

hoosier

 

[VMIKeydet]

Daniel Ruggles. Info on his son's exploits: https://blogs.mtu.edu/archives/2019/07/12/flashback-friday-aiding-and-abetting-an-assassin/

 

[gentlemanrob]

Daniel Ruggles

 

[WJC]

I was born in Massachusetts and was a graduate of West Point. I served in the Mexican War and was brevetted twice for bravery . I joined the Confederacy and it is said that Shiloh was my finest hour . My son helped John Wilkes Booth escape. Who am I ?


*hint* My son was born in 1844 at a remote Great Lakes post where I was serving as a lieutenant.

credit: @KurtG

Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles (1810-1897).
Source: "BG Daniel Ruggles", Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11069/daniel-ruggles
Source: Emily Riippa, "Flashback Friday: Aiding and Abetting an Assassin", Michigan Tech Archive Blog.

Flashback Friday: Aiding and Abetting an Assassin – Michigan Tech Archives Blog

A view of the officers’ quarters at Fort Wilkins and Lake Superior almost a century after construction. A young soldier of the losing…

blogs.mtu.edu

 

[Mustang Cdr]

Daniel Ruggles

 

[JOHN42768]

C.S.A. Brig, Gen. Daniel Ruggles. His son was Mortimer Bainbridge Ruggles
source: https://www.historynet.com/rebel-general-from-abolitionist-enclave-massachusetts.htm

 

[sarladaise]

Daniel Ruggles

Your son was Lieutenant Mortimer Bainbridge Ruggles

 

[kholland]

Daniel Ruggles