Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell
Born: February 8, 1817
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Died: January 25, 1872
Spring Hill, Tennessee
West Point: June 1840
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2nd Lieutenant: June 1840
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1st Lieutenant: 1845
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Captain: 1845
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Resigned U.S. Army: May 7, 1861
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Colonel C.S.A.: May 9, 1861
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Brig. Gen.: June 7, 1861
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Maj. Gen.: January 24, 1862
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Lieut. Gen.: May 23, 1863
June 1840: West Point Graduate - 13th out of class of 42 - Assigned to the 1st U.S. Dragoons
1845: Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
1846-1848: Mexican American War
August 20, 1847: Battle of Conturus
August 20, 1847: Battle of Churubusco
May 7, 1861: Resigned from U.S. Army
May 9, 1861: Appointed Colonel of Cavalry, C.S.A.
May 3, 1861: Injured in skirmish at Fairfax Court House
June 17, 1861: Promoted to Brigadier General
July 21, 1861: 1st Battle of Manassas, but saw little action
January 24, 1862: Promoted to Major General
May - June 1862: Shenandoah Valley Campaign of Jackson
May 23, 1862: Battle of Front Royal
May 25, 1862: Battle of 1st Winchester
June 9, 1862: Battle of Port Republic
June 25 - July 1, 1862: Seven Days Battle
June 27, 1862: Battle of Gaines' Mill
July 1, 1862: Battle of Malvern Hill
August 9, 1862: Battle of Cedar Mountain
August 29-30, 1862: 2nd Battle of Manassas
August 29, 1862: Wounded at Groveton or Brawner's Farm - left leg is amputated below the left knee
May 1-4, 1863: Returns back to duty - Battle of Chancellorsville
​May 23 1863: Promoted to Lieut. General and command of 2nd Corps
June 13-15, 1863: 2nd Battle of Winchester - Captures 4,000 men, 23 cannons and 30 Supply wagons
Late June 1863: As part of the Gettysburg Campaign, he almost reaches Harrisburg, Pennsylvania before being recalled by Gen. Lee
July 1-3, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg
July 1, 1863: Defeated the Union's IX Corps and part of the I Corps driving them back to Cemetery Hill - Gen. Lee sent orders to Ewell to take Cemetery Hill "if practicable" Ewell did not attack
July 2-3, 1863: Attacked Cemetery Hill, but it was futile as the Union troops had strongly reinforced their position
November 7, 1863: Wounded at Kelly's Ford, Virginia
May 12, 1864: Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Gen. Lee was compelled to lead the defense at the "Mule Shoe" because of Ewell's indecision and inaction
May 12, 1864: Reassigned to command the garrison of the Department of Richmond
April 6, 1865: Captured at Saylor's Creek
July 1865: Released from Fort Warren in Boston Harbor
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 268-269
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 84-85
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