Thomas Davis Ranson

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Early life and education

Thomas Davis Ranson was born on May 19, 1843 in Homestead House near Charles Town in Virginia (now West Virginia).[2][3] He was related the prominent Baldwin family of Staunton, Virginia on his maternal side; his maternal descendants immigrated in the 17th century from England.[2][3][4] Ranson attended Jacob Fuller’s classical school in Lexington, and Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) in Lexington.[2][3]

Military service and career

Ranson joined the Confederate States Army in 1861 during the start of the American Civil War, where he initially served as a private during the Harpers Ferry fighting in April of the same year.[2] Ranson had fast promotion in the military ranks.[2] After serving in the battle of First Manassas, he was promoted to sergeant major to the 52nd Virginia Infantry Regiment.[2] He was the aide-de-camp to Gen. Edward Johnson at the Battle of Camp Allegheny.[2]

On May 1, 1862, he attained the rank of lieutenant right before the Shenandoah Valley Campaign led by Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.[2] He was wounded at the Battle of McDowell on May 8, 1862, and again wounded at the Battle of Cross Keys on June 8, 1862.[2] By the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, Ranson was in better health and had joined the Confederacy States Army's "secret service department as a captain of scouts".[2] In 1863 and 1864, Ranson reported to Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. J. E. B. Stuart directly.[2] He joined Gen. J. E. B. Stuart's cavalry at the Battle of Brandy Station on June 9, 1863.[2] He also fought in a battle in Upperville and at the Battle of Jack's Shop.[2] Ranson continued fighting battles until his capture by the Union Army and imprisoned at Fort McHenry.[2]

He was released from the military in July 1865, and tried to return to farming in Charles Town.[2] He left farming to attend law school, Ranson graduated in 1868 from the University of Virginia.[2] After graduation he moved to Staunton, Virginia and practiced law; as well as serving as the director of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind.[2] He also served as a trustee of Washington and Lee University, and of Stuart Hall School.[2][5] In 1906, he was the vice president of the Tidewater Railway Company.[6]

Ranson was the commander of the Stonewall Jackson Camp of Confederate Veterans, and lieutenant commander of the Grand Camp of Virginia.[2]

He died on July 21, 1918 after experiencing a stroke five days earlier.[1]

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