Isaac Ingalls Stevens
Born: March 25, 1818
Birthplace: North Andover, Massachusetts
Father: Isaac Stevens 1785 – 1862
(Buried: Ridgewood Cemetery, North Andover, Massachusetts)
Mother: Hannah Cummings 1785 – 1827
(Buried: Ridgewood Cemetery, North Andover, Massachusetts)
Wife: Margaret Lyman Hazard 1817 – 1913
(Buried: Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island)
Children:
Brevet Brig. General Hazard Stevens 1842 – 1918
(Buried: Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island)
Julia Virginia Stevens 1844 – 1845
(Buried: Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island)
Sue Stevens Eskridge 1846 – 1925
(Buried: Common Burying Ground, Newport, Rhode Island)
Gertrude Maude Stevens 1850 – 1907
(Buried: Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island)
Kate Stevens Bates 1852 – 1941
(Buried: Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Washington)
Education:
1839: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (1st in class)
Occupation before War:
1839 – 1840: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers
1840 – 1853: 1st Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers
1847: Adjutant of U.S. Army Engineers at the Battle of Vera Cruz
1847: Brevetted Captain for Gallantry at Two Mexican War Battles
1847: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Chapultepec, Mexico
1849 – 1853: Assistant in Charge of Coast Survey Office in D.C.
1851: Author of Campaigns of the Rio Grande and Mexico
1853: Resigned from United States Army on March 16th
1853 – 1857: Governor of Washington Territory
1853 – 1857: U.S. Commissioner Indian Affairs Washington Territory
1853 – 1854: Author of a Report on Explorations
1857 – 1861: Washington Territory Delegate to U.S. Congress
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel of 79th New York Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers
1861 – 1862: Brigade Commander for Port Royal Expedition
1862: Destroyed Confederate Batteries at Coosaw River, South Carolina
1862: Served in the Fighting at Stono River
1862: Served in the Battle of Secessionville, South Carolina
1862: Division Commander at Newport News, Virginia
1862: Major General, Union Army Volunteers, Infantry
1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Ran in Front of his troops holding the flag at Battle of Chantilly
1862: Killed bullet thru his brain during the Battle of Chantilly, Virginia
Died: September 1, 1862
Place of Death: Chantilly, Virginia
Cause of Death: Killed by bullet thru the brain
Age at time of Death: 44 years old
Burial Place: Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island
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