Ransom, R. (Robert), 1828-1892

A West Point graduate, Robert Ransom served in the U.S. Army under then-Lt Colonel Edwin V. Sumner, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 1855-57. He resigned his army post at the onset of the Civil war to serve in the Confederate Army as Captain of Cavalry. By the end of the war, he reached the rank of Major General. He later worked as an express agent, city marshal at Wilmington, N.C., planter and civil engineer.

From the description of Robert Ransom letter, 1879. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 269285295

Confederate Army officer, farmer, and engineer.

From the description of Letter of R. Ransom, 1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449480

Confederate general; of North Carolina.

From the description of Civil War letter of Maj. Gen. Robert Ransom, Jr., 1864 May 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70978184

Major General, C.S.A.

From the description of R Ransom papers, 1887-1974 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23299278

Robert Ransom, Jr. was commissioned as colonel with the 1st North Carolina in October 1861. he reached the rank of major general before health issues forced his resignation in August 1864. After the Civil War he worked as a farmer and engineer. Warren Winslow was a U.S. representative from North Carolina.

From the description of Robert Ransom, Jr. letter to Warren Winslow, 1861. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 727025693

Robert Ransom (1828-1892) was a major general in the army of the Confederate States of America. Ransom was a native of Warren County, N.C., and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1850. He served in the United States army in the Department of Mexico, 1851-1854, at West Point, 1854-1855, in Kansas, 1855-1857, and intermittently in other locations, 1857-1859. He resigned to enter Confederate service. He achieved the rank of major general in May 1863 and retired in late 1864 due to illness. He later worked as a civil engineer and died in New Bern, N.C.

From the guide to the Robert Ransom Papers, ., 1887-1974, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)