Statistics for occurrence #1 of “General Ripley” in chapter 1.4 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8.:
...r. Gardiner offered to sell some of his explosive musket shells to the Government at a stipulated price.
His application was referred to General Ripley with the following endorsement:
Will General Ripley consider whether this explosive shell will be a valuable missile in battle? A. Lincoln.
General Ripley replied that it had no value as a service projectile.
In June, 1862, Brigadier-Gener...
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