Stewart Leonard Van Vilet
Born: July 21, 1815
Birthplace: Ferrisburg, Vermont
Father: Christian Van Vilet
Mother: Rachel Hough
Wife: Sarah Jane Brown 1824 – 1917
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
Dr. Frederick C. Van Vilet 1853 – 1934
(Buried: Christ Churchyard, Shrewsbury, New Jersey)
Brig. General Robert Campbell Van Vilet 1857 – 1943
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Education:
1840: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (9th in class)
Occupation before War:
1840 – 1843: 2nd Lt. United States Army 3rd Artillery
1840: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York
1840 – 1841: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1841: Assistant Math Professor at West Point Military Academy
1842: Garrison Duty at Fort Pike, Louisiana
1842: Garrison Duty at Fort Macon, North Carolina
1843 – 1853: 1st Lt. United States Army, 3rd Artillery
1846: Served in the Battle of Monterrey, Mexico
1847: Served in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico
1847: Quartermaster of United States Army, 3rd Artillery
1847 – 1861: Captain and Assistant Quartermaster in U.S. Army
1847 – 1851: Quartermaster for Missouri Mounted Volunteers
1851 – 1852: Quartermaster at St. Louis, Missouri
1852 – 1853: Quartermaster at Fort Brown, Texas
1853 – 1854: Quartermaster at Brazos Santiago Texas
1854 – 1855: Quartermaster at Fort Brown Texas
1855 – 1856: Quartermaster in the Sioux Expedition
1857 – 1858: Quartermaster in New York City, New York
1858 – 1861: Quartermaster at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1866: Major and Quartermaster in United States Army
1861 – 1862: Chief Quartermaster for the Army of the Potomac
1861 – 1862: Quartermaster at Washington, D.C.
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Served in the Virginia Peninsula Campaign
1862 – 1867: Quartermaster in New York City, New York
1864: Breveted Lt. Colonel for his service in the War
1865 – 1866: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers
1865: Brevetted Major General, Union Army Volunteers
1866 – 1872: Lt. Colonel, Deputy Quartermaster General
1866: Mustered out of Volunteer Service on September 1st
Occupation after War:
1862 – 1867: Quartermaster in New York City, New York
1866 – 1872: Lt. Colonel, Deputy Quartermaster General
1867 – 1869: Depot Quartermaster in Baltimore, Maryland
1869: In Charge of Schuylkill Arsenal in Pennsylvania
1869 – 1872: Chief Quartermaster, U.S. Army, Division of the Atlantic
1872 – 1881: Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster General, U.S. Army
1872 – 1875: Chief Quartermaster for U.S. Army, Dept. of Missouri
1875: Chief Quartermaster of Philadelphia Depot of Stores
1875 – 1881: Inspector for U.S. Army, Quartermaster Department
1879: Member of United States Army Retiring Board
1881: Retired from United States Army on January 22nd
Member of the Aztec Club, Holland Society, St. Nicholas Society
Died: March 28, 1901
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Mitral valvular disease of heart, hemorrhage
Age at time of Death: 85 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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