Capt James Riley "Wiley Old Fox" Ramsey, Civil War Veteran (USA)

Capt James Riley Ramsey BIRTH 7 May 1810 Virginia, USA DEATH 2 Oct 1887 (aged 77) Gallia County, Ohio, USA BURIAL Mount Zion Cemetery Green Township, Gallia County, Ohio

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James Riley Ramsey was a Union man and against secession and tried to remain neutral when the Civil War broke out but when the Confederates took his property, murdered one of his sons (Nicholas Hance) & sent another son to Richmond Prison; James Riley Ramsey decided to raise a company of home guards. He was commissioned as a Union Army Captain of a company of 50 men by W. Va. Governor Frances H. Pierpont. They operated as somewhat of a guerrilla band and were a constant thorn in the side of local CSA commanders. He was nicknamed the "Wiley Old Fox" as try as the might they could not capture James Riley Ramsey.

Children Photo Thomas Addison Ramsey 1832–1907

Photo John Reed Ramsey 1835–1910

Photo Wesley Marion Ramsey 1837–1905

Photo Wallace C Ramsey 1843–1928

Photo Jacob Koontz Ramsey 1849–1895

Photo Polina Jane Ramsey 1852–1853

Photo James Clark Ramsey 1858–1942