RUGGLES
RUGGLES
McClellan took command of the army after Pope's
disastrous campaign, Colonel Ruggles became his
assistant chief of stuff, and he served in that
position throughout the Maryland campaign, in-
cluding the battles of South Mountain and
Antietam and the skirmish at Snicker's Gap.
Shortly after the retirement of General McClellan
from tlie army, Colonel Ruggles was ordered by
Secretary Stanton to duty in his office at Wash-
ington. Later he assisted in organizing the con-
scription bureau, and was in the west on special
duty. In the winter of 1864-65. upon the applica-
tion of General ]\Ieade, he became adjutant-gen-
eral of the Army of the Potomac, and remained
in that position until the disbandment of the
army, June 30, 1865. In this last campaign, he
was in the three days' engagement at Hatcher's
Run, siege of Petersburg, and the pursuit of Gen-
eral R. E. Lee, and was present at the surrender
of the Army of Northern Virginia, at Appomat-
tox. He received the brevets of lieutenant-colonel
and colonel, U.S.A., March 13, 1865, for gallant
and meritorious services during the war, of
brigadier-general, U.S.A., " for gallant and meri-
torious services during the campaign terminating
with the surrender of the insurgent army of
northern Virginia," and brigadier-general of
volunteers, April 9, 1865, for gallant and merito-
rious services in the events leading to the sur-
render of Lee's army. For special service ren-
dered March 25, 1865, he received the verbal thanks
of General Meade and President Lincoln. After
tho war, he served as adjutant-general of the
divisions of the Atlantic and the Pacific and of the
departments of the Lakes, the East, the Platte,
Dakota, Texas and California. He was married,
Jan. 8, 1868, to Alma Hammond, daughter of
Stephen Satterlee and Alma (Hammond) L'Hom-
medieu. Of his children : Capt. Colden L'Hom-
msdieu was graduated at the U.S. Military
academy, an honor man in the class of 1890 ;
Charles Herman was graduated at the Rensselaer
Polytechnic institute, Troy, N.Y., in 1893 ; Alma
Hammond L'Hommedieu was graduated at Rad-
cliffe college in 1900 ; and Francis Augustus was
graduated at Sheffield Scientific school, Yale, in
1900 ; was commissioned in the army as lieutenant
of cavalry, Feb. 3, 1901, and was ordered to duty in
the Philippines. General Ruggles was promoted
lieutenant-colonel, June 15, 1880, coloTiel, June
7, 1889, adjutant-general of the army with the
rank of brigadier-general, Nov. 6, 1893, and was
retired by operation of law, Sept. 11, 1897. His
total actual services in the army covered, up to
that time, a period of forty-six years. He was
appointed in 1898, by President McKinley, to the
command of the Soldiers' Home at Washington,
D.C. His tour of duty there expired Jan. 10,
1903.
RUGGLES, John, senator, was born in West-
borough, Mass., Oct. 8, 1789. He was graduated
at Brown, 1813 ; taught school in Kentucky, 1813-
14 ; studied law ; was admitted to the bar, and
practised in Skowhegan, 1815-17, and in Thomas-
ton, 1817-74. He was a member of the lower
house of the Maine legislature, 1823-31, serving
as speaker, 1825-29 and 1831 ; was judge of the
court of common pleas, succeeding Samuel E.
Smith, resigned, 1831-34, and U.S. senator from
Maine, elected as a Democrat to fill the unexpired
term of Peleg Sprague, resigned, serving from
Feb. 6, 1835, to March 3, 1841. While in congress
he was the originator of a reorganization of the
patent office, and after its reorganization was
granted the first patent, July 28, 1836, for a loco-
motive steam engine. He died in Thomaston,
Maine. June 20, 1874.
RUGGLES, Nathaniel, representative, was born in Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 15, 1761 ; son of Capt. Joseph and Rebecca Ruggles. He was graduated from Harvard college, A. B., 1781, A.M., 1784, and practised law in Roxbury, where he became prominent in town affairs. He was appointed judge of the general sessions of the peace, 1807 ; cliief-justice, 1808, and was a Federalist repre- sentative from the Norfolk district in the 13th, 14th and 15th congresses, 1813-19. He served as past-master of the Washington Lodge of Free Masons. He died in Roxbury, Mass., Dec. 19, 1819.
RUGGLES, Samuel Bulkley, lawyer, was born at New Milford, Conn., April 11,1800; son of Philo and Ellen (Bulkley) Ruggles. and grandson of Capt. Lazarus and Hannali (Bostwick) Rug-
(Hubbell) Bulkley.
gles, and of Josepli and
He was graduated
from Yale in 1814 ;
studied law with his
father ; was admitted
to the bar in 1821,
and pi-actised in New
York city. He was
married to Mary Ro-
salie, daughter of
John Rathbone of
New Y'ork city. He
was a member of
the assembly in 1838,
serving as chairman
of the committee on
ways and means ;
was influential in se-
curing the enlargement of the Erie canal, being
as prominent in that movement as DeWitt Clin-
ton in its construction. He was a canal com-
missioner, 1840-42 and 1858 ; an Erie railway
commissioner, and a director of the road, 1833-39.
He was a delegate from the United States to the
International Statistical congresses held in Ber-
