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Civil War Soldiers - Stevenson
STEVENSON, CARTER L., Virginia.
Lieutenant colonel, Corps of Infantry, C. S. A., March 16, 1861.
Colonel, Fifty-third Virginia Infantry.
Brigadier general, P. A. C. S., February 27, 1862.
Major general, P. A. C. S., October 10, 1862.
Commands.
Commanding garrison at Cumberland Gap, April and May, 1S62. June 22,
1862, to July, 1864, commanding a division in Army of Tennessee.
Division composed of the brigades of Brown, Cumming, Pettus and
Reynolds, and the light batteries of Anderson, Rowan, Corput, and
Carnes, Army of Tennessee. Division composed of the brigades of Pettus,
Palmer and Cumming, Army of Tennessee. July 18, 1864, assumed command
of Hood's (2) Corps, Army of Tennessee.
Stevenson, Carter Littlepage, born in Virginia, appointed from
Virginia cadet United States Military Academy, July 1, 1834; graduated
forty-second in a class of forty-five.
Second lieutenant, Fifth Infantry, July 1, 1838.
First lieutenant, September 22, 1840.
Captain, June 30, 1847.
Dismissed June 25, 1861.
Source: Military Records of General Officers of the Confederate
States of America, by Charles B. Hall, 1898
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| Stevenson, John D., brigadier-general,
U.S. Army, was born in the state of Virginia, but early in life took
up his residence in Missouri, where he was living at the time of the
Mexican war. On June 27, 1846, he became captain of the Missouri
mounted volunteers and served in that capacity in the war with Mexico
until June 24, 1847. He then retired from the military service and
followed peaceful pursuits until June 1, 1861, when he was
commissioned colonel of the 7th Mo. infantry and began active service
in the Civil war at Boonville, Mo., on July 4. He was on duty at
various places in the state until early in May, 1862, when he was
ordered with his regiment to Pittsburg landing, where he arrived on
the 14th. From August to October he was on post duty at Jackson,
Tenn.; took part in the engagements at Medon Station and Britton's
lane; was then ordered to Corinth, Miss., where he arrived in time to
attack the Confederate rear as the enemy was assaulting the Federal
forces; was attached to Gen. McPherson's division and was in the
advance in the pursuit of the enemy from Corinth to Ripley. On Nov.
29, 1862, he was commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers and
continued to serve in that capacity until April 22, 1864, when he
resigned from the service; but on Aug. 7, 1864, he was recommissioned
as brigadier, to rank from the date of his first commission, and he
continued to serve until Jan. 15, 1866, when he was honorably mustered
out of the volunteer service. On March 13, 1865, he was brevetted
major- general of volunteers for meritorious service during the war,
and on July 28, 1866, he was commissioned colonel in the regular army
and given command of the 30th infantry. On March 2, 1867, he was
brevetted brigadier-general, U. S. A., for gallant and meritorious
service at the battle of Champion's hill, Miss., and on Dec. 15, 1870,
was assigned to the command of the 25th infantry. He was honorably
discharged from the service at his own request on Dec. 31, 1870. Gen.
Stevenson died on Jan. 22, 1897. Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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| Stevenson, Thomas G.,
brigadier-general, U.S. Army, was the son of Hon. J. Thomas Stevenson
of Boston, Mass., born in 1836, and early manifested a predilection
for military life, having risen from the ranks to major of the 4th
battalion of Mass. infantry, which position he held at the
commencement of the war. He had an unsurpassed reputation as a
drill-master and his command, which was brought to a high degree of
discipline, became the school of many young officers afterward
distinguished in the Federal service. In the fall of 1861 he recruited
the 24th Mass. infantry, which originally formed part of Foster's
brigade in Burnside's expedition to North Carolina, and as its colonel
participated in the capture of Roanoke island and New Berne, Feb. and
March, 1862, and in various minor operations immediately succeeding
those events. After holding for some months the outpost defences of
New Berne, he conducted several expeditions within the Confederate
lines and on Sept. 6 successfully defended Washington, N. C., against
an attack by a superior force. He had charge of a brigade in the
movements on Goldsboro and Kinston and in Dec, 1862, was appointed a
brigadier-general of volunteers and when Gen. Foster organized the
expedition for operations against Charleston, in Feb., 1863, received
command of a brigade in Gen. Naglee's division. His appointment as
brigadier-general was confirmed in March, 1863, and during the
succeeding summer he saw much active service in the neighborhood of
Charleston, assisting in the reduction of Morris island and the
assault on Fort Wagner, where he commanded the reserves. He returned
to the north in the fall to recruit his health and subsequently was
appointed by his old commander, Gen. Burnside, who had a high
appreciation of his capacity, to command the 1st division of the 9th
corps. Gen. Stevenson was killed near Spottsylvania, Va., on May 10,
1864.
Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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