{⋆★⋆} BG Ransom, Matt W.

Matt Whitaker Ransom​

Born: October 8, 1826

Birth Place: Warren County, North Carolina

Father: Robert Ransom Sr. 1797 – 1866

(Buried: Ransom Family Burial Ground, Warrenton, North Carolina)​

Mother: Priscilla Coffield Whitaker 1800 – 1848

(Buried: Ransom Family Burial Ground, Warrenton, North Carolina)​

Wife: Marth Ann "Pattie" Exum 1830–1918 (January 19, 1853)

(Buried: Ransom Family Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina)​

Children:

Matt Whitaker Ransom Jr. 1854 – 1919​

(Buried: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Littleton, North Carolina)​

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Joseph Exum Ransom 1857 – 1938​

(Buried: Ransom Family Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina)​

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Robert Ransom 1860 – 1930​

(Buried: Ransom Family Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina)​

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Thomas R. Ransom 1863 – 1890​

(Buried: Ransom Family Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina)​

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Patrick Exum Ransom 1867 – 1943​

(Buried: Ransom Family Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina)​

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George E. Ransom 1870 – 1929​

(Buried: Ransom Family Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina)​

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Esther Exum Ransom 1872 – 1933​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Hickory, North Carolina)​

Education:

1847: Graduated from University of North Carolina​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Warrenton, North Carolina​

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1852: Whig Party Presidential Elector​

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1852 – 1855: North Carolina State Attorney General​

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1858 – 1861: Member of North Carolina, House of Commons​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1863: Colonel of 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Seven Pines​

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1862: Wounded in the right army during the Battle of Malvern Hill​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg​

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1863: Court Martial Duty in Wilmington, North Carolina​

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1863 – 1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, Infantry

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1864: Wounded in the left forearm at Wooldridge's Hill​

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1864: Recuperated in Richmond, Virginia​

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1864: Participated in the Battle of Five Forks​

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1864 – 1865: Participated in the Siege of Petersburg​

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1865: Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Appomattox, Virginia​

Occupation after War:

1866 – 1872: Attorney and Planter in Weldon, North Carolina​

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1872 – 1895: United States Senator from North Carolina​

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1895: President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate​

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1895 – 1897: United States Ambassador to Mexico​

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1897 – 1905: Farmer in Weldon, North Carolina​

Died: October 8, 1904

Place of Death: Garysburg, North Carolina

Cause of Death: Not Known

Age at time of Death: 78 years old

Burial Place: Ransom Family Cemetery, Jackson, North Carolina

 

[Pollaco]

When made a brigadier he replaced his younger brother Robert.

 

[Pollaco]

According to one biography of him, Ransom was actually wounded twice at Malvern Hill.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Weekend Birthday (October 8th) Brig. General Matt W. Ransom! Salutes remembering General Ransom on his birthday weekend.

 

[Pollaco]

After the 1st North Carolina Col. Ransom was commanding the 35th North Carolina Infantry.