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Francis J. (Francis James) Lippitt
1812–1902
A lawyer, soldier, and memoirist, he moved through some of the defining conflicts of 19th-century America. His life linked Providence, early California, and the battlefields of the Mexican-American and Civil wars.
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A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry
by Francis J. (Francis James) Lippitt
About the author
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1812, Francis J. Lippitt studied at Brown University and went on to build a career in law. He was also active in public life during a period of rapid change in the United States, with ties to early California as well as New England.
Lippitt is best remembered for his military service. He served in the Mexican-American War, later took part in the Bald Hills War, and during the American Civil War he commanded the 2nd California Infantry; he was eventually brevetted brigadier general.
Late in life, he wrote Reminiscences of Francis J. Lippitt for his family and close friends, leaving behind a personal account of a long life that stretched across much of the 19th century. He died in 1902.