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Ransom, Truman Bishop

soldier, educator, was born in 1802 in Woodstock, Vt. He was instructor in mathematics in the United States navy, did much to reorganize the Vermont militia, in which he was major-general in 1837-44, and in 1844 succeeded Captain Partridge as president of the university. He died Sept. 13, 1847, in the City of Mexico.

RANSOM, THOMAS EDWARD GREEN- FIELD, soldier, was born Nov. 29, 1834, in Norwich, Vt. He served through the civil war, attaining the rank of major-general of volunteers for gallant and meritorious services. He died Oct. 20, 1864, near Rome, Ga.