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
1860: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (14th in class)
Occupation before War:
1860 – 1861: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army Artillery
1860 – 1861: Garrison Duty at Fortress Monroe, Virginia
1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army 4th Artillery
1861: Served in Washington D.C.
1861: Resigned from United States Army on April 6th
Civil War Career:
1861: Served in 10th North Carolina State Militia
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1861: Thrown from his horse in July and received broken collarbone
1862: Artillery Commander in Magruder’s Division
1862: Colonel of 49th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded in right arm at Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Wounded in the leg at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Brigade Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1864: Wounded in the right arm at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
1864: Temporarily promoted to the rank of Major General
1864: Helped conduct a raid in the Shenandoah Valley into Maryland
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
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