Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom
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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