★ ★ Stoneman, George

George Stoneman Jr.​

Born: August 22, 1822

Birthplace: Busti, New York

Father: George Stoneman Sr. 1799 – 1877

(Buried: Bentley Cemetery, Lakewood, New York)​

Mother: Catherine Rebecca Cheney 1800 – 1874

(Buried: Bentley Cemetery, Lakewood, New York)​

Wife: Mary Oliver Hardisty 1836 – 1915

(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)​

Children:

Cornelius McLean Stoneman 1862 – 1904​

(Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington)​

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Katherine Cheney "Kitty" Stoneman 1866 – 1940​

(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)​

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George John Stoneman 1868 – 1928​

(Buried: Cremated Ashes given to Julia Stoneman)​

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Adele Stoneman Schmidgall 1874 – 1939​

(Buried: East Hillside Cemetery, Glen Head, New York)​

Education:

1846: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (33rd​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1846 – 1847: Brevet 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 1st​ Dragoons​

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1846 – 1847: Acting Assistant Quartermaster of Mormon Battalion​

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1847 – 1854: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 1st​ Dragoons​

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1848 – 1849: Frontier Duty at Presidio of San Francisco, California​

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1849 – 1850: Frontier Duty at Sonoma, California​

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1850: Scout to the Sierra, Nevada​

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1850 – 1851: Frontier Duty at Sonoma, California​

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1851 – 1852: Served in the Gila Expedition​

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1853 – 1854: Escort for Lt. Parke's Railroad Surveying Party​

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1854 – 1855: 1st​ Lt. United States Army, 1st​ Dragoons​

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1854 – 1855: Adjutant for United States Army, 1st​ Dragoons​

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1855 – 1861: Captain United States Army, 2nd​ Cavalry Regiment​

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1855 – 1858: Frontier Duty at Camp Cooper, Texas​

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1859: Commander of Pecos Expedition​

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1859: Commander of the March to Fort Brown, Texas​

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1859 – 1860: Served against Cortina's Marauders​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1864: Major of United States Army, 1st​ Cavalry Regiment​

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1861: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.​

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1861: Cavalry Commander in the Capture of Alexandria, Virginia​

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1861: Served on McClellan's Staff in Western Virginia​

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1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers​

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1861 – 1862: Chief of Cavalry for Army of the Potomac​

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1862: Served in the Virginia Peninsular Campaign​

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1862: Commander of Advance Guard towards Richmond, Virginia​

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1862: Commander of 1st​ Division of 3rd​ Army Corps​

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1862 – 1863: Commander of Union Army, 3rd​ Army Corps​

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1862 – 1866: Major General of Union Army Volunteers​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia​

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1862: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Fredericksburg​

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1863: Commander of Cavalry Corps on Raid towards Richmond, Virginia​

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1863 – 1864: Chief of the Cavalry Bureau in Washington, D.C.​

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1864: Commander of the Union Army, 23rd​ Army Corps​

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1864 – 1866: Lt. Colonel of United States Army, 3rd​ Cavalry Regiment​

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1864: Cavalry Corps Commander, Department of the Ohio​

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1864: Served with the Cavalry Operations in Atlanta Campaign​

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1864: Captured at Clinton, Georgia while on a raid​

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1864: Prisoner of War held by the Confederate Army​

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1864: Temporary Commander of Union Army Department of the Ohio​

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1864 – 1865: Commander of Raid in Southwestern Virginia​

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1864: Captured the town of Saltville, Virginia on December 21st​​

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1865: Union Army Commander of District of East Tennessee​

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1865: Commander of Expedition from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Asheville, North Carolina​

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1865: Brevetted Brig. General, U.S. Army, for Capture of Charlotte, North Carolina​

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1865: Laid Destruction to Lynchburg, and Bristol Railroad​

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1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the war​

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1865: Laid Destruction to North Carolina Central Railroad​

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1865: Captured the Garrison at Asheville, North Carolina​

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1865 – 1866: Union Army Commander of Department of Tennessee​

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1866 – 1871: Colonel, United States Army, 21st​ Infantry Regiment​

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1866: Union Army Commander of District of the Cumberland​

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1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on September 1st​​

Occupation after War:

1866 – 1871: Colonel United States Army, 21st​ Infantry Regiment​

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1866 – 1868: U.S. Army Commander of District of Petersburg​

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1866: Opposed Radical Reconstruction, and Joined Democratic Party​

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1868 – 1869: U.S. Army Commander of First Military District​

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1869 – 1870: U.S. Army Commander of District of Arizona​

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1870 – 1871: U.S. Army Commander of Department of Arizona​

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1871: Retired from United States Army Active duty on August 16th​​

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Owner of 400 Acre Estate called Los Robles, in San Gabriel Valley​

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1876 – 1878: California State Railroad Commissioner​

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1882: Retired from United States Army on September 15th​​

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1883 – 1887: Governor of California​

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1891: Colonel of United States Army, Infantry – (February 9th​)​

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1891: Retired from United States Army, Infantry – (February 24th​)​

Died: September 5, 1894

Place of Death: Buffalo, New York

Cause of Death: Paresis, exposure and hardships of Army Life

Age at time of Death: 72 years old

Burial Place: Bentley Cemetery, Lakewood, New York

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday (August 22nd) Week to Major General George Stoneman! Salutes remembering General Stoneman on his birthday week.

 

[Lubliner]

I remember seeing an Historic marker coming through Hendersonville or Brevard that spoke of the cavalry raid, and I recall a hard time understanding how such an operation could be profitable in that terrain.
Lubliner.

 

[Pollaco]

One biography states that he was a roommate of Stonewall Jackson's at West Point.

 

[Pollaco]

He recieved command of the 1st Division of the lll Corps on September 10, 1862 after Gen. Phil Kearny was killed at Chantilly. On October 30th Stoneman relieved command of the entire lll Corps.

 

[Pollaco]

His capture at Clinton, Georgia made Stoneman the highest ranking Prisoner of War though he only remained prisoner for 3 months. It was a personal request by Gen. Sherman that hastened his release.

 

[Pollaco]

While Governor of California Stoneman was a big proponent of prison reform and a big believer in rehabilitation through parole. Stoneman pardoned 260 prisoners and commuted 146 prison sentences.