Thomas E. G. Ransom

thumb| Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom (November 29, 1834 – October 29, 1864) was a surveyor, civil engineer, real estate speculator, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Quotes about Ransom Ordinarily, he is of a quiet, modest disposition; but when in battle he becomes tiger like, fearing nothing and becoming terrible in action. Freeport (Illinois) Journal. May 4, 1864. [A soldier with] a record never surpassed, and hardly equaled in the history of this or any other war. Chicago Tribune. June 6, 1863. Men who thought a company was quite enough for them to command properly at the beginning (of the Siege of Vicksburg), would have made good regimental or brigade commanders; most of the brigade commanders were equal to the command of a division, and one, Ransom, would have been equal to the command of a corps at least. General U. S. Grant. Memoirs. Wounds are nothing new to this gallant officer, who bears ugly scars about his person, the tokens of Rebel attentions. William Osman, editor of the Ottawa (Illinois) Free Trader. May 21, 1864. External links Category:1834 births Category:1864 deaths Category:People from Vermont Category:Civil engineers from the United States Category:Generals of the Union Army Category:Businesspeople in real estate