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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 commissioned a brigadier general in 1861. One of the oldest generals in the Confederate Army, he was a friend of Stonewall Jackson. He led troops in burning bridges and in several battles including Second Manassas, or Bull Run, after which he was promoted to major general.
Oil on canvas portrait painting of Isaac Ridgeway Trimble (1802-1888), 1852, by Samuel Bell Waugh (1814-1885). Trimble was born in Virginia and graduated from West Point in 1822. He served for ten years as a U.S. Army officer until his resignation to pursue a railroad career.
1822: West Point Graduate 17th in class of 42 (nominated by Henry Clay) June 1822: Commissioned brevet 2nd Lieutenant of Artillery. Served 10 years in 3rd and 1st U. S. Artillery
Because both Heth and Pender were wounded in the fighting on July 1 and 2, however, their divisions fell under the command of Brigadier General James Johnston Pettigrew and Major General Isaac R. Trimble.
[Isaac] Trimble was one of the oldest combat officers of the Civil War. Despite his age, he had a distinguished record, noted for personal bravery, combativeness, and skill. A southerner by birth, he never questioned the rightness of the Confederate cause and devoted himself to it.
"Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, The Indefatigable and Courageous," is a story about this man's quest to resist what he considered to be Federal tyranny and regain his state's sovereignty. No matter what the hardship or price, Trimble willingly sacrificed to see his dream materialize.
