Search results
Isaac Ridgeway Trimble (May 15, 1802 – January 2, 1888) was a United States Army officer, a civil engineer, a prominent railroad construction superintendent and executive, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.
Because both Heth and Pender were wounded in the fighting on July 1 and 2, however, their divisions fell under the command of Brigadier General James Johnston Pettigrew and Major General Isaac R. Trimble.
One of the oldest generals in the Confederate Army, he was a friend of Stonewall Jackson. He led troops in burning bridges and in several battles including Second Manassas, or Bull Run, after which he was promoted to major general. Captured at Gettysburg, he was a prisoner at Johnson’s Island and paroled in 1865.
Isaac Ridgeway Trimble. Civil War Confederate Major General. Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, he graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1822 and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant of artillery.
Pickett's Charge was planned for three Confederate divisions, commanded by Maj. Gen. George Pickett, Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew, and Maj. Gen. Isaac R. Trimble, consisting of troops from Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's First Corps and Lt. Gen. A. P. Hill's Third Corps.
Apr 17, 2016 · Trimble, whose left leg had to be amputated by Confederate surgeons, decided to stay behind when Lee left Gettysburg and was captured by Union troops on July 6. Trimble was first taken to the home of Robert McCurdy and later transferred to the Lutheran Seminary.
People also ask
Who was Isaac Trimble?
Who was William Trimble and what did he do?
Who played Isaac Trimble in Gettysburg?
Who was General Trimble in the Battle of Chancellorsville?
ISAAC R. TRIMBLE. A. Working Bibliography of MHI Sources. Grace, William M. "Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, the Indefatigable and Courageous." MA thesis, VA. Polytechnic Institute, 1984. 191 p. E467.1.T74.G72. Long, Roger.
