Truman B. Ransom | |
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Born | September 20, 1802 Woodstock, Vermont, U.S. |
Died | September 13, 1847 Chapultepec, Mexico | (aged 44)
Buried | Fairview Cemetery Norwich, Vermont, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | Vermont Militia United States Army |
Years of service | 1830s–1840s (Vermont Militia) 1847 (Army) |
Rank | Colonel (U.S.) Major general (Vermont) |
Commands | 3rd Division (Vermont Militia) 9th U.S. Infantry (Army) |
Battles / wars | Mexican–American War |
Other work | Professor and President, Norwich University |
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Truman Bishop Ransom (September 20, 1802 – September 13, 1847) was a Vermont educator and military officer who served as President of Norwich University and commander of a regiment in the Mexican–American War. He was killed at the Battle of Chapultepec.