Ralph Reiher

Ralph “Doctor” Reiher (Educ ’06) has joined the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission with a new reenacting impression of General William Rickman, who was in charge of Virginia’s hospitals during the Revolutionary War. Reiher will participate in reenactments commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in the Shenandoah Valley and elsewhere in 2026, portraying Rickman setting up field hospitals and advocating for improving pay for surgeons. Outside of American Revolution reenactments, he can be found as Ensign William Fleming, who was a surgeon with Mercer Company, First Virginia Regiment, which was Colonel George Washington’s French and Indian War command. He also reenacts Ralphus Britannus, a Roman Legion surgeon under Roman emperor Nero.