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James Wolfe Ripley (December 10, 1794 – March 16, 1870) was an American soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War. In 1861, he was selected to be the 5th Chief of Ordnance for the United States Army Ordnance Department .
The weapons, known as "Hall's Carbines", were purchased by arms dealer Arthur M. Eastman in a deal negotiated with James Wolfe Ripley, Brigadier General and head of the US Ordinance Bureau, in June 1861. Subsequently, Eastman agreed to sell the weapons to Simon Stevens for $12.50 each, if Stevens would provide financing in the amount of $20,000 ...
Roswell Sabine Ripley (March 14, 1823 – March 29, 1887) [1] was an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.
Shortly after the outbreak of war, Brig. Gen. James Wolfe Ripley, Chief of Ordnance, ordered the conversion of old smoothbores into rifled cannon and the manufacture of Parrott guns. The basic unit of Union artillery was the battery, which usually consisted of six guns. Attempts were made to ensure that all six guns in a battery were of the ...
Brevet Brigadier General James Wolfe Ripley: April 23, 1861 September 15, 1863 6. Brigadier General George D. Ramsay: September 15, 1863 September 12, 1864 7. Brevet Major General Alexander B. Dyer: September 12, 1864 May 20, 1874 8. Brigadier General Stephen Vincent Benet: June 23, 1874 January 22, 1891 9. Brigadier General Daniel W. Flagler ...
General Ripley may refer to: Brig. Gen. Eleazer Wheelock Ripley , United States Army, active during the War of 1812 Brig. Gen. James Wolfe Ripley , United States Army, active during the American Civil War
Ripley Patricia Highsmith’s book, The Talented Mr Ripley , is excellent. Anthony Minghella’s adaptation of that book, starring Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow, is excellent.
Arguably the most successful Civil War machine gun, the Gatling gun could sustain 150 rounds a minute thanks to its rotating barrel design. Although Chief of Ordnance James Wolfe Ripley was against its adoption, that did not stop individual generals like Benjamin Butler from purchasing them for their own use.