Isaac R. Trimble

Isaac R. Trimble
Gen. Isaac R. Trimble
Born	(1802-05-15)May 15, 1802 Frederick County, Virginia
Died	January 2, 1888(1888-01-02) (aged 85) Baltimore, Maryland
Place of burial	Green Mount Cemetery
Allegiance	United States  Confederate States
Service/branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1822 – 1832 (USA) 1861 – 1865 (CSA)
Rank	2nd Lieutenant (USA) Colonel (Maryland Militia) Major General (CSA)
Unit	3rd U.S. Artillery 1st U.S. Artillery
Commands held	Trimble's Brigade Jackson's (Old) Division
Battles/wars	American Civil War Valley Campaign Seven Days Battles Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Gettysburg (WIA)  (POW)
Other work	Railroad executive

Isaac Ridgeway Trimble (May 15, 1802 – January 2, 1888) was a United States Army officer, a civil engineer, a prominent railroad construction superintendent and executive, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was born in Virginia, lived in Maryland for much of his adult life, and returned to Virginia in 1861 after Maryland did not secede. Trimble is most famous for his role as a division commander in the assault known as Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was wounded severely in the leg during that battle, and was left on the field. He spent most of the remainder of the war as a prisoner, and was finally paroled on April 16, 1865, one week after Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia following the Battle of Appomattox Court House.