Robert Ransom
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:50 pm
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Led a division at Fredericksburg and was promotedto Major- General on may 26th, 1863 while commanding the military district of Southeastern Virginia. He served as a cavalry commander under Longstreet in his Tennessee campaign. Returning to Virginia he commanded a division in the defense of Petersburg under Beauregard and commanded the cavalry in Early's valley campaign until illness forced him to take leave. He ended the war as the commander of the 1st Military District of South Carolina.
Suggested ratings - Cavalryman 3-1-1
http://www.generalsandbrevets.com/sgr/ransomr.htm
Led a division at Fredericksburg and was promotedto Major- General on may 26th, 1863 while commanding the military district of Southeastern Virginia. He served as a cavalry commander under Longstreet in his Tennessee campaign. Returning to Virginia he commanded a division in the defense of Petersburg under Beauregard and commanded the cavalry in Early's valley campaign until illness forced him to take leave. He ended the war as the commander of the 1st Military District of South Carolina.
Suggested ratings - Cavalryman 3-1-1