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# Isaac R. Trimble

(1802–1888)   Civil Engineer

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Isaac R. Trimble was a civil engineer.

## Quick Facts About Isaac R. Trimble

Born May 15, 1802

Died January 2, 1888

Profession Civil Engineer

## About Isaac R. Trimble

Confederate Army general (1802–1888)... \| Isaac Ridgeway Trimble 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 born in Virginia, lived in Maryland for much of his adult life, and returned to Virginia in 1861 afte

##  Quotes by Isaac R. Trimble

> [Before this war is over, I intend to be a Major General or a corpse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-r-trimble/before-this-war-is-over-i-intend-to-be-a-major-general-or-a-corpse/)

Isaac R. Trimble

[Civil war](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-war/)

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