Thomas Howard Ruger | |
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Born | Lima, New York | April 2, 1833
Died | June 3, 1907 Stamford, Connecticut | (aged 74)
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Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1854–1855, 1861–1897 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | Department of the Missouri Department of Dakota Department of California Department of the East |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
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Thomas Howard Ruger (April 2, 1833 – June 3, 1907) was an American soldier and lawyer who served as a Union general in the American Civil War. After the war, he was a superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.