Ripley in Brown County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Camp Ripley
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Camp Ammen

1861–1864

Camp Ripley face of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 11, 2019

1. Camp Ripley face of marker

Inscription. With news of hostilities at Fort Sumter in South Carolina, Ripley men formed one of Ohio’s first military units and established Camp Ripley on what was the 12-acre Ripley Fairgrounds. Chosen as Captain was West Point graduate Jacob Ammen. His unit would be a saving force for Ulysses S. Grant’s troops at Pittsburg Landing raising him to the rank of Brigadier General. Soon barns and buildings became military quarters, and tents dotted the landscape from William Street to Maplewood Cemetery. Camp Ripley, also known as Camp Ammen, served as a regional mustering point and military drilling location. Ripley gained distinction as being the only town in the United States to have soldier’s organizationd fighting from the Rocky Mountain to the Atlantic Ocean.

Soldiers who mustered and trained here served in these units: 7th Regiment, Company E, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry • First Regiment, Company E, Battery F, Ohio Light Artillery • 12th Regiment, Company H, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI) • 34th Regiment, Company B, OVI • 70th Regiment, Company A, OVI • 188th Regiment, Company K, OVI • 10th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (USA) • 100th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry • 59th Regiment, OVI • 89th Regiment, OVI • 91st Regiment, OVI • 16th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (USA) • U. S. Navy, River Gunboat Service

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2001 by the Ohio Bicentennial Commission, the Longaberger Company, Ripley Heritage, Inc., and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 7-8.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 38° 44.24′ N, 83° 50.404′ W. Marker is in Ripley, Ohio, in Brown County. It is on South Second Street (U.S. 62), on the left when traveling west. It is at the Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 502 S 2nd St, Ripley OH 45167, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati

and in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Witness Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); White Burley Tobacco (approx. 0.2 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); This Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Battery F Ripley / Ripley Cannon (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Squirrel Hunters (approx. 0.6 miles away); In Honor of Fallen Soldier (approx. 0.6 miles away); Eli Collins House (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ripley.

Camp Ammen face of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 11, 2019

2. Camp Ammen face of marker

Camp Ripley / Camp Ammen Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 11, 2019

3. Camp Ripley / Camp Ammen Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 751 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 16, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

Camp Ripley⎯⎯⎯Camp Ammen

1861–1864

Camp Ripley
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Camp Ammen