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Civil War Soldiers - Van Vliet
| Van Vliet, Stewart, brigadier-general,
U.S. Army, was born in the state of New York, and was a cadet at the
U. S. military academy from July 1, 1836, to July 1, 1840, when he was
graduated and became second lieutenant in the 3d artillery. He served
in garrison at Fort Columbia, N. Y., 1840; in the Florida war,
1840-42; being engaged against the Seminoles in several skirmishes;
and was in garrison at Savannah, Ga., 1843-46. He served as first
lieutenant in the 3d artillery from Nov. 19, 1843, to Dec. 24, 1853,
in the meantime participating in the Mexican war, being engaged in the
battle of Monterey and the siege of Vera Cruz and serving as
quartermaster of the 3d artillery from March 28 to June 4, 1847, when
he was commissioned captain of staff and assistant quartermaster. He
was on quartermaster duty with the Missouri mounted volunteers,
building posts on the Oregon route, 1847-51; was stationed at St.
Louis, Mo., 1851-52; Fort Brown, Tex., 1852-53; Brazos Santiago, Tex.,
1853-54; Fort Brown again, 1854-55; was on the Sioux expedition from
April 3, 1855, to July 17, 1856, being engaged in the action of Blue
Water; was on special services in Utah, 1857; at New York city,
1857-58, and at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 1858-61. On Aug. 3, 1861, he
was commissioned major of staff and quartermaster "for fourteen years'
service as captain," and acted as chief quartermaster of the Army of
the Potomac from Aug. 20, 1861, to July 10, 1862. He served as
brigadier-general of volunteers from Sept. 23, 1861, to July 17, 1862,
and was stationed at New York city from the latter date to March 31,
1867, furnishing supplies and transportation to the armies in the
field. He was brevetted lieutenant-colonel, colonel and
brigadier-general, U. S. A., Oct. 28, 1864, for faithful and
meritorious services during the rebellion; was commissioned
brigadier-general of volunteers March 13, 1865, and on the same date
was given the brevets of major-general of volunteers for faithful and
meritorious services during the rebellion, and major-general, U. S.
A., for "faithful and distinguished services in the quartermaster's
department during the war." On July 29, 1866, he was commissioned
lieutenant-colonel of staff and deputy quartermaster-general, and on
Sept. 1, of the same year, he was mustered out of the volunteer
service. He then served as depot quartermaster at Baltimore, Md., from
April 18, 1867, to May 13, 1869, and as chief quartermaster of the
Division of the Atlantic from June 15, 1869, to June 1, 1872. He was
commissioned colonel of staff and assistant quartermaster-general on
June 6, 1872; served as chief quartermaster of the Department of
Missouri from Oct. 28, 1872, to July 13, 1875; of the Philadelphia
depot of quartermasters' stores until Nov. 8, of the latter year; as
inspector of quartermaster's department, with headquarters at
Washington, D. C., from Nov. 12, 1875, to Jan. 22, 1881, when he was
retired from active service. Gen. Van Vliet died March 28, 1901.
Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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