William Y. W. Ripley
| William Young Warren Ripley | |
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| Born |
December 31, 1832 Middlebury, Vermont |
| Died | December 16, 1905 (aged 72) Rutland, Vermont |
| Place of burial | Evergreen Cemetery Rutland, Vermont |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America.svg){kind=small} Vermont
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| Service/branch |
Union Army Vermont Militia
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| Years of service | 1858 – 1861, 1864 – 1866 (Militia) 1861 – 1862 (Army) |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant Colonel (Army) Major General (Militia) |
| Unit |
1st Vermont Infantry 1st United States Sharpshooters
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| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
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Businessperson Banker |
William Young Warren Ripley (December 31, 1832 – December 16, 1905) was a Union Army officer from Vermont in the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for heroism at the Battle of Malvern Hill.
William Y. W. Ripley was born in Middlebury, Vermont on December 31, 1832. He was educated at the Troy Conference Academy in Poultney (now Green Mountain College) and the Lima Institute, in Lima, New York. He then began a career in Rutland at the Ripley family’s marble business and the Ripley family-owned Rutland County National Bank.
Beginning in 1858, Ripley was a Lieutenant in the Rutland Light Guards, a volunteer militia unit commanded by Horace Henry Baxter.
Baxter subsequently became Adjutant General of the Vermont Militia. In May, 1861 Ripley entered the Union Army for the Civil War as Captain and commander of the Rutland Light Guards, which was mustered in as Company K, 1st Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He served with the regiment in Washington, D.C. and Virginia during the entire three months of its service, including taking part in the Battle of Big Bethel.
In the Fall of 1861 Ripley joined the 1st United States Sharpshooters as Lieutenant Colonel and second in command. He took part in several battles, including the Battle of Malvern Hill in July, 1862, at which he was seriously wounded. Ripley’s wounds proved serious enough to prevent him from returning to the field.
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