Lieutenant Colonel William Young warren Ripley was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 1, 1862 at Malvern Hill, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 1st U.S. Sharpshooters. Ripley was 29 years old.
3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 11, 1893, 30 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Major General.
Ripley was born on December 31, 1832 in Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont. His Medal of Honor is credited to Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont. Ripley died on December 16, 1905, at the age of 72. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland, Vermont.
Ripley is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 47 credited to Vermont.
Official Medal of Honor citation
At a critical moment brought up two regiments, which he led against the enemy himself, being severely wounded.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Occupations: businessperson
Source: Wikidata.
Places
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Timeline
- December 31, 1832Born in Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont
- July 1, 1862Act of valor — Malvern Hill, VirginiaAge 29. 1st U.S. Sharpshooters
- March 11, 1893Medal of Honor presented
- December 16, 1905DiedAge 72.
- Resting placeEvergreen CemeteryRutland, Vermont
Biography
William Young Warren Ripley (December 31, 1832 – December 16, 1905) was a Union Army officer from Vermont in the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for heroism at the Battle of Malvern Hill.
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