Stephen Gardner Champlin
Born: July 1, 1827
Birthplace: Kingston, New York
Father: Jeffrey Clarke Champlin 1798 – 1872
(Buried: Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Mother: Allis Ellen 1804 – 1873
(Buried: Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Wife: Mary E. Snead 1832 – 1910
(Buried: Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Married: about 1856
Children:
Alexander Champlain
Education:
Attended Academy at Rhinebeck in Duchess County, New York
Studied medicine at Harpersfield, New York
Attended New York State and National Law School
Occupation before War:
1845 – 1848: Medical Doctor in Ulster County, New York
1850 – 1853: Attorney in Albany, New York
1853 – 1856: Attorney in Grand Rapids, Michigan
1856 – 1857: Judge of Recorder Court in Grand Rapids, Michigan
1856 – 1858: Captain of Grand Rapids, Michigan Light Artillery
1857 – 1858: Attorney with Harry Yale in Grand Rapids, Michigan
1858 – 1861: Major of Grand River Battalion in Michigan Militia
1858 – 1861: Prosecuting Attorney for Kent County, Michigan
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Major of 3rd Michigan Infantry Regiment
1861: Commander of reconnaissance near Bailey’s Corners in Virginia
1861: Praised by Major General George B. McClellan
1862: Colonel of 3rd Michigan Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Virginia Peninsula Campaign
1862: Wounded in the hip at the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
1862: Commended by Major General Philip Kearny
1862: Injured during the last day of Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1863: Union Army Commander of Draft Depot at Camp Cleveland
1863: Union Army Commander of Draft Depot at Grand Rapids, Michigan
1863: Resigned as Brigadier General due to his wounds on Nov. 8th
1863 – 1864: Suffered from his wounds at his home in Grand Rapids
Died: January 24, 1864
Place of Death: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Cause of Death: Wounds and Evidence of Tubercular disease
Age at time of Death: 36 years old
Burial Place: Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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