Rippetoe, William Benson

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Rippetoe, William Benson
Private, 16th Indiana Infantry, one year; first lieutenant, 18th Indiana Battery; 1863-5. (Unfinished Catalogue) CWSSS says entered 18th as second lieutenant, and mustered out as first lieutenant.

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Minister. Born 1840 in Sanford IL. April 14, 1861 enlisted with Asbury Guards, Co. I, 16thIndiana Infantry.  Discharged after 13 months. Helped raise the 18th Indiana Battery, commissioned second lieutenant.  Discharged as first lieutenant, July 3, 1865.  Initiated June, 1866. Elected chapter treasurer February 16, 1867. Circuit rider in TN. Married December 21, 1871 to Mary Anne Hudson. Returned to Indiana 1901. Died 1932; buried Highland Cemetery, Vigo County.
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