BMG  ★  Ransom, Thomas E. G.

Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom

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Born: November 29, 1834

Birthplace: Norwich, Vermont

Father: Colonel Truman Bishop Ransom 1802 – 1847
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Norwich, Vermont)​

Mother: Margaret Morrison Greenfield 1810 – 1880

Education:

1851: Graduated from Norwich University

Occupation before War:

Civil Engineer and Real Estate Speculator in LaSalle County, Illinois​
Employee of Illinois Central Railroad when the War Started​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain of Company E 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment​
1861: Major of 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment​
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment​
1861: Served in the Skirmish at Charleston, Missouri​
1862: Served in the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee​
1862: Colonel of 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment​
1862: Wounded in the head at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee​
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers​
1863: Served in the Vicksburg, Mississippi Campaign​
1864: Served in the Battle of Sabine Cross Roads, Louisiana​
1864: Served in the Battle of Jonesborough, Georgia​
1864: Awarded Brevet Major General on September 1st

Died: October 29, 1864

Place of Death: Rome, Georgia

Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever

Age at time of Death: 29 years old

Burial Place:
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois
 
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Chief of Staff to John A. McClernand during the Corinth Campaign. He later commanded a brigade in the Vicksburg Campaign. After Vicksburg he was transferred to the Department of the Gulf and took part in operations along the Texas Coast.
 
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