RUGER, Thomas Howard

Affiliation:  Union

Born: April 2 1833, Lima NY

Died: June 3 1907, Stamford CT

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1854, engineer duty, resigned US Army 1855, lawyer.

War Service: June 1861 Lt. Col. of 3rd Wisconsin, September 1861 Col., Shenandoah Valley campaign, Cedar Mountain, Maryland campaign, commanded 3rd Bde/1st Divn/XII Corps at Antietam (w), November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, Chancellorsville, commanded 2nd Divn/XII Corps at Gettysburg, commanded 2nd Bde/1st Divn/XX Corps in Atlanta campaign, commanded 2nd Divn/XIII Corps at Franklin, Carolinas campaign, commanded 1st Divn/Provisional Corps in closing scenes of the war.

Post War: Army service, Reconstruction duty, Indian fighter, superintendent of West Point, retired 1897.