41-657: Rippon may refer to: Locations [ edit ] Rippon, West Virginia , United States, an unincorporated community Rippon station , a railway station in Woodbridge, Virginia, United States Rippon Glacier , a glacier in Kemp Land, East Antarctica Rippon Tor , a granite tor in Dartmoor, England Other uses [ edit ] Rippon (surname) HMS Rippon , various Royal Navy ships Rippon College ,
82-576: A brigade in Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks 's corps, which he led in the Shenandoah Valley against Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson . His brigade joined Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia in late June. He led it at the Battle of Cedar Mountain on August 9, 1862, where he was seriously wounded in the arm and leg. He returned to duty on October 15 as the division commander; the corps was now part of
123-552: A defensive position on Culp's Hill , the extreme right of the Union line. On the second day, heavy fighting on the Union left demanded reinforcements and Geary was ordered to leave a single brigade, under Brig. Gen. George S. Greene , on Culp's Hill and follow another division, which was just departing. Geary lost track of the division he was supposed to follow south on the Baltimore Pike and inexplicably marched completely off
164-436: A dispute between army commander Maj. Gen. George G. Meade and Slocum over the filing of their official reports, little public notice ensued. The XII Corps was transferred west to join the besieged Union army at Chattanooga . Geary's son Edward died in his arms at the Battle of Wauhatchie , enraging him sufficiently to prevail in a battle in which his division was greatly outnumbered. He distinguished himself in command during
205-759: A girls' school in Galle, Sri Lanka Rippon Lodge , oldest house in Prince William County, Virginia, United States See also [ edit ] Ripon Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rippon . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rippon&oldid=1015530625 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
246-555: A month preparing for his new position and then left for the territory. While traveling up the Missouri River, his boat docked at Glasgow, Missouri , where he happened upon recently fired governor Wilson Shannon . They briefly discussed the " Bleeding Kansas " crisis and Geary had previously met with Missouri governor Sterling Price , who promised Geary that Free-staters would be allowed safe passage through Missouri. Geary arrived at Fort Leavenworth on September 9 and went to
287-568: A parcel of land was acquired on Withers-LaRue Road to build a parish hall. The hall was replaced by a modern parish facility attached to the back of the church in the mid-1970s. In 1890, the town also contained an Episcopal church as well as a Presbyterian church which was about one mile from the village, on the Bullskin Run . Rippon had two Baptist churches for black residents: the Old School Baptist Church, later known as
328-525: A part of the Wheatlands tract by William E Turner; Wayside and Glenwood which were built by Daniel Hefflebower in the early 19th century; and Fairview, built by Gourdon Pendleton, brother of notable Civil War General William Nelson Pendleton (December 26, 1809 – January 15, 1883) and owned for over one hundred years by the LaRue family. Several military engagements occurred in the vicinity of Rippon during
369-608: A political independent, attacking the political influence of the railroads and vetoing many special interest bills. On February 8, 1873, less than three weeks after leaving the governor's post, Geary was fatally stricken with a heart attack while preparing breakfast for his infant son in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania . He was 53 years old. He was buried in Harrisburg with state honors in Mount Kalmia Cemetery , now,
410-550: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rippon, West Virginia Rippon is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County , West Virginia , United States, located south of Charles Town and designated as a village by the Jefferson County Commission. The village of Rippon developed in the mid-19th century at the crossroads of
451-616: The Allegheny Portage Railroad . In 1843, he married Margaret Ann Logan, with whom he had several sons, but she died in 1853. Geary then married the widowed Mary Church Henderson in 1858 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania . Geary was active in the state militia as a teenager. In December 1846, during the Mexican–American War , he was commissioned in the 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry, serving as lieutenant colonel . He led
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#1732771983530492-604: The Army of the Potomac , designated the XII Corps , under the command of Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum . Geary's division was heavily engaged at Chancellorsville , where he was knocked unconscious as a cannonball shot past his head on May 3, 1863. (Some accounts state that he was hit in the chest with a cannonball.) At the Battle of Gettysburg , Slocum's corps arrived after the first day's (July 1, 1863) fighting subsided and took up
533-525: The Battle of Lookout Mountain , the entire Atlanta Campaign , Sherman's March to the Sea , and the Carolinas Campaign . He oversaw the surrender of Savannah, Georgia , and briefly served as the city's military governor, where he was breveted to major general. After the war, Geary was elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 1866 , serving two terms from 1867 to 1873. He established a reputation as
574-526: The Berryville and Charles Town Turnpike ( U.S. Route 340 ), Withers-LaRue Road, and Myerstown Road. The town was named after nearby Ripon Lodge , although an extra "p" was added to avoid confusion with a town in Wisconsin . According to the 2000 census , the town has a population of 223. The 1852 S. Howell Brown Map indicates that there was a school, two shops, a store and several dwellings present at
615-674: The Civil War. In one of these, on November 9, 1862, Union General John W. Geary undertook a reconnaissance mission from Harpers Ferry . About five miles from Rippon, Gen. Geary discovered several Confederate camps that had been used by four or five regiments of the 12th Virginia Cavalry. The Union troops vigorously attacked the camps, forcing the Confederates to abandon the camps and retreat to Berryville. Gen. Geary then returned to Harpers Ferry. On October 18, 1863, Confederate Gen. John Imboden attacked Charlestown in an attempt to dislodge
656-596: The Harrisburg Cemetery. Geary was made a Mason at Sight on January 4, 1847, in Pennsylvania (Philanthropy Lodge #255), just before he left with his troops to fight in the Mexican War. During the Civil War, he was the commanding Union general at the fall of Savannah, Georgia . He placed Federal troops about the quarters of Solomon's Lodge No. 1 to save it from looting and damage. Later, while Geary
697-670: The Second Zion Primitive Baptist Church, and the New School Baptist Church, now called the Sylvannah Baptist Church. The Old School Baptist Church was founded sometime in the late 19th century. The New School Baptist Church changed its name to Sylvannah Baptist Church in 1908. A school for the white children of Rippon was built in 1874 at the fork of Meyerstown Road and U.S. Route 340. The earliest known school for
738-793: The U.S. Senate. Instead, he worked with the Free-staters to create a plan for Kansas to be admitted to the Union under the Topeka constitution as a free state, with himself as governor of a Democratic administration. Support for this plan in Congress was lacking. Geary soon began to fear for his personal safety after his private secretary, Dr. John Gihon, was assaulted by proslavery ruffians. Geary submitted his resignation to incoming President James Buchanan , expecting that he would be reappointed. Instead, Buchanan fired Geary on March 12, 1857, with an effective date of March 20. In his farewell message to
779-493: The Union troops garrisoned there. The assault was successful and Imboden captured several hundred Union soldiers. Moving south along the Berryville Turnpike, Imboden was attacked by a union force that had advanced from Harpers Ferry. Imboden formed a line of defense just north of Rippon and succeeded in holding off the Union attack. “There were a number of killed and wounded on each side in this action.” One of
820-521: The age of 14, he attended nearby Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania , studying civil engineering and law, but was forced to leave before graduation due to the death of his father, whose debts he assumed. He worked at a variety of jobs, including as a surveyor and land speculator in Kentucky , earning enough to return to college and graduate in 1841. He worked as a construction engineer for
861-426: The battlefield, eventually reaching Rock Creek. His two brigades finally returned to Culp's Hill by 9:00 pm that night, arriving in the midst of a fierce fire fight between a Confederate division and Greene's lone brigade. This embarrassing incident might have damaged his reputation except for two factors: the part of the battle he was supposed to march to join had ended, so he wasn't really needed; and, because of
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#1732771983530902-545: The black students of Rippon was a one-room school near the railroad tracks on Withers-LaRue Road, but it is unclear what year it was started. In 1900, a new one-room brick school for white students was built on the south side of Withers-LaRue Road. The brick school, enlarged to two rooms, was used until 1971. It is now a private residence. Also in 1900, the school on Meyerstown Road became the Rippon Colored School. The Rippon Colored School remained open until 1939;
943-469: The building no longer stands. Although some buildings have changed or disappeared over the past 100 years, Rippon still bears a strong resemblance to its appearance in the early 20th century. John W. Geary John White Geary (December 30, 1819 – February 8, 1873) was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason , and a Union general in the American Civil War . He was
984-468: The crossroads. The largest and most well-known of these appears to have been Barney Ott's shop, where the local Farmer's Alliance held its meetings. "Newburg" was the name given to the post office established there in October of the same year. A number of farms with large old homes still surround the village, as they have since the earliest settlement in the county. These include Ripon Lodge, built in 1833 on
1025-445: The existing Kansas militia, organized a new state militia, and relied heavily on federal troops to help keep order. On October 17, he started a twenty-day tour of the territory and spoke to groups everywhere he stopped to gain their opinions. Despite his efforts to be a neutral peacemaker, Geary and the proslavery legislature clashed. Geary stopped a large force of Missouri border ruffians who were heading to Lawrence to once again burn
1066-594: The field at Gettysburg, Geary Street in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania (where Geary owned a home), Geary Street in Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania, and Geary Hall, an undergraduate dorm building in East Halls at Pennsylvania State University . There is a monument to Geary in the town center of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania . Geary, Kansas (in Doniphan County ) was also named in his honor, but
1107-609: The final alcalde and first mayor of San Francisco , a governor of the Kansas Territory , and the 16th governor of Pennsylvania . Geary was born near Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania , in Westmoreland County —in what is today the Pittsburgh metropolitan area . He was the son of Richard Geary, an ironmaster and schoolmaster of Scotch-Irish descent, and Margaret White, a native of Maryland . Starting at
1148-491: The general body thereby be caused to suffer." Armed with two guns, Geary left the territory during the night on March 21 and returned to Washington, D.C. Afterward, he spoke at many public meetings about the dangers in Kansas. Although he did not bring peace to the territory, Geary's administration did leave the territory more peaceful than it had been before his arrival. Geary returned to his Pennsylvania farm and remarried. At
1189-721: The largest engagements in Jefferson county between two cavalry units took place near Rippon during the Civil War. On November 18, 1864, Union Captain Richard Blazer and his Independent Scouts were searching for Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby 's Partisan Rangers. Lieutenant Adolphus (Dolly) Richards, serving under Mosby, was leading a group of Rangers when he learned of Blazer's approach. In the ensuing engagement, Richards' group of Rangers suffered one casualty and four wounded. Blazer lost 24 men, had 12 wounded and 62 captured, including Blazer himself. The Shenandoah Valley Railroad
1230-425: The regiment heroically at Chapultepec , and was wounded five times in the process. Geary was an excellent target for enemy fire: a huge man for that era, he stood six feet six inches tall, 260 pounds (118 kg) and solidly built. Altogether, he was wounded at least ten times in his military career. Geary's exploits at Belén Gate earned him the rank of colonel and he returned home a war hero. Moving west, Geary
1271-403: The start of the Civil War, Geary raised the 147th and 28th Pennsylvania Infantry regiments and became colonel of the latter. Commanding the district of the upper Potomac River , he was wounded and captured near Leesburg, Virginia , on March 8, 1862, but was immediately exchanged and returned to duty. On April 25, 1862, he was promoted to Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers and the command of
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1312-527: The suffering caused by the direful passions of war." Geary County, Kansas , was renamed in honor of John W. Geary in 1889 (previously named Davis County for Jefferson Davis , it was renamed at the insistence of its citizens; in 1893, the county electorate rejected an attempt to restore the Davis County name), as is Geary Boulevard in San Francisco, a major artery in that city, Geary Avenue on
1353-421: The territorial capital at Lecompton the following day, becoming the youngest territorial governor of Kansas. He believed that his previous administrative experience in government would help bring peace to the territory, but he was unable to stop the violence. He told his first audience, "I desire to know no party, no section, no North, no South, no East, no West; nothing but Kansas and my country." Geary disbanded
1394-453: The territory, Geary stated that he had not sought the office and "[that it] was by no means desirable." He added, "most of the troubles which lately agitated the territory, were occasioned by men who had no especial interest in its welfare... The great body of the actual citizens are conservative, law-abiding and peace-loving men, disposed rather to make sacrifices for conciliation and consequent peace, than to insist for their entire rights should
1435-467: The time of the 1856 presidential election, however, he had completely reversed his position and had become intimate friends with Charles Robinson and Samuel Pomeroy . Additionally, he totally distrusted the proslavery forces and in letters to President Pierce, he blamed them for the deprivations in the territory. Geary even went so far as to reject his candidacy from the Democratic party of Kansas for
1476-512: The town. Additionally, he vetoed a bill which would provide for an election of delegates to the Lecompton constitutional convention. This bill would have bypassed any referendum on a constitution before being submitted to the U.S. Congress for ratification. The legislature, however, overrode the veto. Geary also angered Free-staters when he turned away $ 20,000 from the Vermont legislature that
1517-428: Was appointed postmaster of San Francisco by President James K. Polk on January 22, 1849, and on January 8 1850, he was elected the city's alcalde , before California became a state, and then the first mayor of the city. Aged thirty at the time of his appointment, he holds the record as the youngest mayor in San Francisco history. As alcalde, he served as the city's judge in addition to the city's mayor. In 1849, he
1558-457: Was built immediately to the west of town in the late 1870s. A depot was constructed to take advantage of the crossroads access to Myerstown and Kabletown to the east. St. John's Episcopal Church was established in 1873. The first church building was replaced in 1890 with the Gothic style structure that still stands on U.S. Route 340. The bell tower, porch and choir room were added in 1893. In 1910,
1599-461: Was governor of Pennsylvania, the Lodge sent him a resolution of thanks. He answered by claiming it was the principles and tenets of Freemasonry that helped Reconstruction to be as successful as it finally turned out to be. In this reply, he said: "... I feel again justified in referring to our beloved institution, by saying that to Freemasonry the people of the country are indebted for many mitigations of
1640-407: Was intended to help the suffering from the harsh winter of 1856–57. Geary wrote in his response, "[there is] doubtless some suffering ... consequent upon the past disturbances and the present extremely cold weather; but probably no more than exists in other territories or in either of the states of the Union." Initially, Geary solidly abhorred the proposals he received from Kansas abolitionists . By
1681-644: Was nominated for Governor and Senator , but did not win either office. Geary returned to Pennsylvania in 1852 because of his wife's failing health. After her death, President Franklin Pierce wanted to appoint him governor of the Utah Territory , but Geary declined. Geary accepted Pierce's appointment as governor of the Kansas Territory on July 31, 1856. Proslavery forces opposed Geary, favoring instead either acting governor Daniel Woodson or Surveyor General John Calhoun (an Illinois politician). Geary spent