James Wolfe Ripley
Born: December 10, 1794
Birthplace: Windham County, Connecticut
Father: Captain Ralph Ripley 1751 – 1827
(Buried: Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Connecticut)
Mother: Eunice Huntington 1756 – 1828
(Buried: Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Connecticut)
Wife: Sarah Denny 1802 – 1888
(Buried: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts)
Children:
Adeline Denny Ripley Hooper 1825 – 1902
(Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts)
Langdon Cheves Ripley 1827 – 1827
Emma Ripley 1828 – 1828
Isabella Ripley 1829 – 1830
Maria Louisa Ripley 1832 – 1887
Roland Ripley 1834 – 1838
Isabella Ripley 1836 – 1844
Emma Ripley 1838 – 1846
Zelina Ripley Bartholomew 1840 – 1937
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Education:
1814: Graduated from West Point Military Academy
Occupation before War:
1814 – 1818: 2nd Lt. United States Army Artillery
1818 – 1821: 1st Lt. United States Army Artillery
1821 – 1825: 1st Lt. United States Army 4th Artillery
1825 – 1832: Captain United States Army, 4th Artillery
1832 – 1838: Captain United States Army Ordnance
1833 – 1842: Commander of Kennebec Arsenal, Maine
1835 – 1842: Inspector of Cannon at Kennebec Arsenal, Maine
1838 – 1854: Major United States Army Ordnance
1848: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for his service in Mexican War
1854 – 1861: Lt. Colonel United States Army Ordnance
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel and Chief of Ordnance for United States Army
1861: Brevetted Brigadier General in United States Army
1861 – 1863: Brig. General and Chief of Ordnance for U.S. Army
1861 – 1863: Chief of the U.S. Army Bureau of Ordnance
1863: Retired from United States Army on September 15th
1863 – 1869: Inspector of Armament on New England Coast
1865: Brevetted Major General in United States Army
Died: March 15, 1870
Place of Death: Hartford, Connecticut
Age at time of Death: 76 years old
Burial Place: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts
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