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Jun 21, 1817 New York City, New York, United States Died on 22 Sep 1887 (aged 70)
Union Army general
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About James B. Ricketts
- James Brewerton Ricketts (June 21, 1817 – September 22, 1887) was a career officer in the United States Army, serving as a Union Army general during the Civil War. At First Bull Run, he was wounded and captured, but later exchanged.
- He fought at Second Bull Run and Antietam, where he was badly injured when his horse fell on him.
- While recuperating, he served on the Fitz John Porter court-martial, a highly political case, where his loyalties are believed to have cost him promotion.
- Later he commanded a division in the Overland campaign, and a corps in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign under Sheridan, where he received a chest wound at Cedar Creek that disabled him for life.
