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| state = [[Louisiana]] |
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| district = [[Louisiana's 2nd congressional district|2nd]] |
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| term = March 4, 1835 – March 2, 1839 |
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|rank= [[Brigadier General]]<br>[[Brevet (military)|Brevet]] [[Major General]] |
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|battles= [[War of 1812]]<br/> {{*}}[[Battle of York]]<br/> {{*}}[[Battle of Sackett's Harbor]]<br/> {{*}}[[Battle of Crysler's Farm]]<br/> {{*}}[[Battle of Lundy's Lane]]<br/> {{*}}[[Siege of Fort Erie]] |
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|battles = [[War of 1812]]<br/> {{*}}[[Battle of York]]<br/> {{*}}[[Battle of Sackett's Harbor]]<br/> {{*}}[[Battle of Crysler's Farm]]<br/> {{*}}[[Battle of Lundy's Lane]]<br/> {{*}}[[Siege of Fort Erie]] |
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'''Eleazer Wheelock Ripley''' (April 15, 1782 – March 2, 1839) was an American soldier and politician. He fought in the [[War of 1812]], eventually rising to the rank of [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]], and later served as a [[U.S. House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Louisiana]], from 1835 until 1839. |
'''Eleazer Wheelock Ripley''' (April 15, 1782 – March 2, 1839) was an American soldier and politician. He fought in the [[War of 1812]], eventually rising to the rank of [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]], and later served as a [[U.S. House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Louisiana]], from 1835 until 1839. |
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Ripley briefly commanded Brown's division during the [[Siege of Fort Erie]] after Brown was wounded at Lundy's Lane, but was superseded by Brigadier General [[Edmund Pendleton Gaines]].<ref name=peterson /> He was conspicuous in the repulse of a British assault on August 16, and in an American sortie on September 17, in which he was wounded.<ref name=drake /> |
Ripley briefly commanded Brown's division during the [[Siege of Fort Erie]] after Brown was wounded at Lundy's Lane, but was superseded by Brigadier General [[Edmund Pendleton Gaines]].<ref name=peterson /> He was conspicuous in the repulse of a British assault on August 16, and in an American sortie on September 17, in which he was wounded.<ref name=drake /> |
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Ripley was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the precursor to the Medal of Honor, for his wartime service.<ref name=drake /> He moved to [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], in 1815,<ref name=peterson>Charles Peterson, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ri53AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA159&dq=eleazer+ripley+lundy's+lane&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ygQDUbr9KpGK9QTAjoCgCw&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=eleazer%20ripley%20lundy's%20lane&f=false The Military Heroes of the War of 1812]'' (W.A. Lundy, 1849), pp. 159-166.</ref> and left the army in 1820 to continue his career in politics. He served as a [[United States Representative]] from Louisiana's Second District from March 4, 1835 to March 2, 1839. |
Ripley was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the precursor to the Medal of Honor, for his wartime service.<ref name=drake /> He moved to [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], in 1815,<ref name=peterson>Charles Peterson, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ri53AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA159&dq=eleazer+ripley+lundy's+lane&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ygQDUbr9KpGK9QTAjoCgCw&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=eleazer%20ripley%20lundy's%20lane&f=false The Military Heroes of the War of 1812]'' (W.A. Lundy, 1849), pp. 159-166.</ref> and left the army in 1820 to continue his career in politics. He served in the Louisiana State Senate in 1832.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Failor |first1=Kenneth M. |last2=Hayden |first2=Eleonora |title=Medals of the United States Mint |date=1972 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=192 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Medals_of_the_United_States_Mint/GK8LynDGQ1gC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> He served as a [[United States Representative]] from Louisiana's Second District from March 4, 1835 to March 2, 1839. |
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He was the subject of a United States Supreme Court decision, ''United States v. Ripley'' (1832). As a result of this decision, Ripley owed the United States a sum of money that he had expended while serving as a Major General by brevet.<ref>''[http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/32/18/case.html United States v. Ripley]'', Justia.com. Retrieved: 25 January 2013.</ref> The building involved in the lawsuit is the oldest building in Uptown New Orleans. |
He was the subject of a United States Supreme Court decision, ''United States v. Ripley'' (1832). As a result of this decision, Ripley owed the United States a sum of money that he had expended while serving as a Major General by brevet.<ref>''[http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/32/18/case.html United States v. Ripley]'', Justia.com. Retrieved: 25 January 2013.</ref> The building involved in the lawsuit is the oldest building in Uptown New Orleans. |
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Revision as of 12:33, 21 March 2021
Eleazer Wheelock Ripley | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1835 – March 2, 1839 | |
Preceded by | Philemon Thomas |
Succeeded by | Thomas Withers Chinn |
Member of the Louisiana Senate | |
In office 1832 | |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1812 | |
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1811–1812 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Story |
Succeeded by | Timothy Bigelow |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1810–1812 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hanover, New Hampshire | April 15, 1782
Died | March 2, 1839 West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana | (aged 56)
Resting place | Locust Grove Cemetery St. Francisville, Louisiana |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1812–1820 |
Rank | Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
Battles/wars | War of 1812 • Battle of York • Battle of Sackett's Harbor • Battle of Crysler's Farm • Battle of Lundy's Lane • Siege of Fort Erie |
Eleazer Wheelock Ripley (April 15, 1782 – March 2, 1839) was an American soldier and politician. He fought in the War of 1812, eventually rising to the rank of brigadier general, and later served as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana, from 1835 until 1839.
Life
Ripley was born in Hanover, New Hampshire. He was the grandson of Eleazar Wheelock, the founder of Dartmouth College, and the nephew of John Wheelock, the college's president. His father, Sylvanus, taught at Dartmouth in the 1780s, and Eleazer graduated from the school in 1800.[1]
Ripley practiced law in Kennebec County, Maine, and Portland, Maine. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1810 to 1811, and was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 1812.[1]
In August 1812, following the outbreak of the War of 1812, he organized the 21st United States Infantry Regiment, and was given the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was promoted to colonel in March 1813.[1] Most of the regiment's soldiers came from Massachusetts and Maine. Soldiers from the regiment took part in several battles, including York (in which Ripley was wounded),[1] Sacketts Harbor, Crysler's Farm.
In April 1814, Ripley was promoted to Brigadier General. (Lieutenant Colonel James Miller, late of the 4th US Infantry Regiment was appointed to succeed him in command of the 21st Infantry.) Ripley was appointed to command the Second Brigade (which included the 21st Infantry) of Major General Jacob Brown's Left Division on the Niagara River.[1] At the Battle of Lundy's Lane, Ripley's brigade captured and held the British guns until the American withdrawal. However, he was blamed by Brown for losing the guns during the withdrawal and later demanded a court martial to clear his name.[2]
Ripley briefly commanded Brown's division during the Siege of Fort Erie after Brown was wounded at Lundy's Lane, but was superseded by Brigadier General Edmund Pendleton Gaines.[3] He was conspicuous in the repulse of a British assault on August 16, and in an American sortie on September 17, in which he was wounded.[1]
Ripley was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the precursor to the Medal of Honor, for his wartime service.[1] He moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1815,[3] and left the army in 1820 to continue his career in politics. He served in the Louisiana State Senate in 1832.[4] He served as a United States Representative from Louisiana's Second District from March 4, 1835 to March 2, 1839.
He was the subject of a United States Supreme Court decision, United States v. Ripley (1832). As a result of this decision, Ripley owed the United States a sum of money that he had expended while serving as a Major General by brevet.[5] The building involved in the lawsuit is the oldest building in Uptown New Orleans.
Legacy
Ripley's efforts during the war were recognized by the renaming of village of Staunton, Ohio, to Ripley, Ohio, in his honor. Other places named after him include Ripley County, Indiana; Ripley County, Missouri; Ripley, New York; Ripley, Tennessee; Ripley, Mississippi; and Fort Ripley, Minnesota.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Francis Samuel Drake, Dictionary of American Biography, Including Men of the Time (J.S. Osgood and Company, 1872), p. 770.
- ^ George Washington Cullum, Eleazer Derby Wood, Campaigns of the War of 1812–15 (J. Miller, 1879), pp. 218-219.
- ^ a b Charles Peterson, The Military Heroes of the War of 1812 (W.A. Lundy, 1849), pp. 159-166.
- ^ Failor, Kenneth M.; Hayden, Eleonora (1972). Medals of the United States Mint. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 192. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ United States v. Ripley, Justia.com. Retrieved: 25 January 2013.
External links
- United States Congress. "Eleazer W. Ripley (id: R000265)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "Eleazer W. Ripley". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- 1782 births
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- Dartmouth College alumni
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
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- United States Army generals
- Congressional Gold Medal recipients
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