James B. Ricketts

James B. Ricketts
Born	(1817-06-21)June 21, 1817 New York City, US
Died	September 22, 1887(1887-09-22) (aged 70) Washington, D.C., US
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States (Union)
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1839–1867
Rank	Major General
Commands held	I Corps, Army of Virginia
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War Seminole Wars American Civil War

James Brewerton Ricketts (June 21, 1817 – September 22, 1887) was a career officer in the United States Army, serving as a Union Army general during the Civil War.

At First Bull Run, he was wounded and captured, but later exchanged. He fought at Second Bull Run and Antietam, where he was badly injured when his horse fell on him. While recuperating, he served on the Fitz John Porter court-martial, a highly political case, where his loyalties are believed to have cost him promotion. Later he commanded a division in the Overland campaign, and a corps in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign under Sheridan, where he received a chest wound at Cedar Creek that disabled him for life.