Life span: 05/15/1802 to 01/02/1888TabsLife SummaryFull name: Isaac Ridgeway TrimblePlace of Birth: Culpeper County, VABurial Place: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MDBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 2No. of Children: 2Family: John Trimble (father), David Trimble (uncle), Maria Cattell Presstman (first wife), Ann Ferguson Presstman (second wife, sister of first wife)Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryBusinessmanOtherOther Occupation: Civil EngineerMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Confederate Army Note Cards Isaac Trimble (American National Biography) Scholarship[Isaac] Trimble was one of the oldest combat officers of the Civil War. Despite his age, he had a distinguished record, noted for personal bravery, combativeness, and skill. A southerner by birth, he never questioned the rightness of the Confederate cause and devoted himself to it. He was perhaps Maryland's finest soldier in the conflict. Jeffry D. Wert, "Trimble, Isaac Ridgeway," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/05/05-00792.html. Events Date span begin Life span End Event 05/25/1862 05/25/1862 Stonewall Jackson wins a major victory at Winchester and drives Union forces back into Maryland 06/27/1863 06/29/1863 In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Confederate troops occupy a town familiar to some of their officers 07/03/1863 07/03/1863 Lee's attack on the Union center ends with the failure of Pickett's Charge Documents Images Isaac Ridgeway Trimble Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, detail Bibliography
Isaac Trimble (American National Biography) Scholarship[Isaac] Trimble was one of the oldest combat officers of the Civil War. Despite his age, he had a distinguished record, noted for personal bravery, combativeness, and skill. A southerner by birth, he never questioned the rightness of the Confederate cause and devoted himself to it. He was perhaps Maryland's finest soldier in the conflict. Jeffry D. Wert, "Trimble, Isaac Ridgeway," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/05/05-00792.html.
