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  • James Wolfe Ripley
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  • James Wolfe Ripley (December 10, 1794 – March 16, 1870) was an American soldier, serving as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was instrumental in the early days of the war in modernizing the artillery's ordnance. However, Ripley also delayed the introduction of repeating rifles into U.S. arsenals, an act that has been widely criticized by later historians.
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serviceyears
  • 1814
Birth Date
  • 1794-12-10
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death place
  • Hartford, Connecticut
Name
  • James Wolfe Ripley
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Windham County, Connecticut
death date
  • 1870-03-16
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placeofburial
  • Hartford, Connecticut
abstract
  • James Wolfe Ripley (December 10, 1794 – March 16, 1870) was an American soldier, serving as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was instrumental in the early days of the war in modernizing the artillery's ordnance. However, Ripley also delayed the introduction of repeating rifles into U.S. arsenals, an act that has been widely criticized by later historians.