Brigadier General Roswell S. Ripley: Camp 1535 Sons of Confederate Veterans Dedication of Historical Marker

An Ohio Historical Marker was dedicated at the site of the Ripley House at 623 High Street, in honor of Brigadier General Roswell Sabine Ripley on September 26, 2004. The marker was removed on August 18, 2017 due to concerns about protests of monuments and symbols of the Confederacy in the wake of demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia that turned violent.

Brig. Gen. Ripley was born at the site in 1823. He graduated from West Point in 1843, and subsequently served in the Army until resigning his commission in 1853 to settle in Charleston, South Carolina with his wife. He remained active with the rank of Major in the local Militia. Following South Carolina's secession in 1860, Ripley became a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army of South Carolina. He played a major role in the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861 and was appointed Brigadier General on August 15, 1861.

A picture of the Brigadier General Roswell S. Ripley Monument, located at the Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina is featured on the cover of the program, which also includes a poem entitled "Ripley", written by poet Henry Timrod. Timrod, a native of South Carolina (b. 1828, d. 1867) was known as "the laureate of the Confederacy".