James B. Ricketts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Union Army general
Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1817
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 22-Sep-1887
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
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.
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.00987. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH82- 3884 <P&P>[P&P]
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| Description | American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist | ||
| Date of birth/death | 18 May 1822 | 15 January 1896 | |
| Location of birth/death | Warren County | Manhattan | |
| Work period | from 1844 until circa 1887 | ||
| Work location | New York City, Washington, D.C. | ||
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.00987. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH82- 3884 <P&P>[P&P]
License: CC-PD-Mark
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