Carter Stevenson, C.S.A.

Carter Stevenson, C.S.A.

(Unable to determine rank in the photograph. Only known wartime photograph.) Graduated form West Point, 1838; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in June 1861 and was commissioned as a major in the Confederate Army in July 1861. After promoting through the grade...

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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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Carter Stevenson, C.S.A.
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Stevenson, C. L. (Carter Littlepage), 1817-1888; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Unable to determine rank in the photograph. Only known wartime photograph.) Graduated form West Point, 1838; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in June 1861 and was commissioned as a major in the Confederate Army in July 1861. After promoting through the grades, Stevenson was promoted to brigadier general in March 1862 and major general in October 1862. Major campaigns and battles include the Vicksburg campaign (captured and exchanged), Missionary Ridge, the Atlanta campaign, Nashville, and the Carolina. After the war, Stevenson returned to Virginia, where he worked as a mining and civil engineer. He died in August 1888 and is buried in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000063Q63Carter Stevenson, C.S.A.(Unable to determine rank in the photograph. Only known wartime photograph.) Graduated form West Point, 1838; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in June 1861 and was commissioned as a major in the Confederate Army in July 1861. After promoting through the grades, Stevenson was promoted to brigadier general in March 1862 and major general in October 1862. Major campaigns and battles include the Vicksburg campaign (captured and exchanged), Missionary Ridge, the Atlanta campaign, Nashville, and the Carolina. After the war, Stevenson returned to Virginia, where he worked as a mining and civil engineer. He died in August 1888 and is buried in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.1860-1869Stevenson, C. L. (Carter Littlepage), 1817-1888; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #056v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00112http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6353
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