{⋆★⋆} MG Ramseur, Stephen D.

Stephen Dodson Ramseur​

Born: May 31, 1837

Birthplace: Lincolnton, North Carolina

Father: Jacob Able Ramseur 1808 – 1880

(Buried: Saint Lukes Episcopal Church, Lincolnton, North Carolina)​

Mother: Lucy Mayfield Dodson 1812 – 1859

(Buried: Saint Lukes Episcopal Church, Lincolnton, North Carolina)​

Wife: Ellen Richmond 1840 – 1900

(Buried: Saint Lukes Episcopal Church, Lincolnton, North Carolina)​

Children:

Mary Dodson Ramseur 1864 – 1935​

(Buried: Saint Lukes Episcopal Church, Lincolnton, North Carolina)​

Education:

Attended Davidson College​

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1860: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (14th​ in class)

Occupation before War:

1860 – 1861: Brevet 2nd​ Lt. United States Army Artillery​

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1860 – 1861: Garrison Duty at Fortress Monroe, Virginia​

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1861: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army 4th​ Artillery​

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1861: Served in Washington D.C.​

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1861: Resigned from United States Army on April 6th​​

Civil War Career:

1861: Served in 10th​ North Carolina State Militia​

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1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 3rd​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Thrown from his horse in July and received broken collarbone

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1862: Artillery Commander in Magruder's Division​

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1862: Colonel of 49th​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Wounded in right arm at Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia​

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1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​

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1863: Wounded in the leg at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia​

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1863: Brigade Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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1864: Wounded in the right arm at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia​

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1864: Temporarily promoted to the rank of Major General​

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1864: Helped conduct a raid in the Shenandoah Valley into Maryland​

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1864: Mortally Wounded thru both lungs at Battle of Cedar Creek​

Died: October 20, 1864

Place of Death: Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 27 years old

Burial Place: Saint Lukes Episcopal Church, Lincolnton, North Carolina

 

[danny]

4/12/62 J G Martin, AG to Maj S D Ramseur, NC troops, Smithfield, Va- At an election of today at Camp Mangum for field officers of the 49th NC, you were elected Col Advise if you will accept

4/14/62 J G Martin, AG to Maj S D Ramseur, NC troops, Smithfield, Va-Come without delay if you accept your election as Col of the 49th NC

 

[ErnieMac]

In addition to Custer there're several other former cadets from West Point surrounding his death bed.

Wesley Merritt (Class of 1860) and Henry Du Pont (Class of May 1861) in addition to Custer (Class of June 1861) are the ones of which I am aware.

 

[Jamieva]

Ramseur was a solid if brutal brigade commander. His charges at Chancellorsville (May 3rd '63), at the Mule Shoe of Spotsylvania (May 12th '64) and at Harris' Farm (May 19th '64) were bloodbaths for his command. His actions at Chancellorville, Gettysburg, and helping seal the Mule Shoe breach marked him for promotion to division command. In this he was somewhat responsible for the disasterous assault near Bethesda Church May 30th, where he sent a lone brigade to charge the works of 5th Corps, killing and incapacitating nearly every officer in Pegram's old Brigade (including their recently assigned commander, Colonel Willis); and at Rutherford's Farm, where his division, reinforced by cavalry, was outperformed by a brigade each of cavalry and infantry.
I think Ramseur was promoted beyond his abilities.

Early was very unhappy with him about rutherford farm. He disobeyed a direct order from early to stay on the defense.