Ruff, Solon Z., d. 1863.

Solon Z. Ruff was a professor at the Georgia Military Institute in Marietta during the days just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. In the war he rose to the rank of colonel, 18th Georgia Infantry, Hood's Texas Brigade. He was killed at Fort Saunders, Tennessee, in November 1863.

From the description of Solon Z. Ruff letter, 1860. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 312711139