GENERAL THOMAS GREELY STEVENSON ~ KIA ~ COLONEL 24TH MASSACHUSETTS
Item #: CWB13376
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WARTIME VIEW IF BRIG. GENERAL STEVENSON ON A THIN CARD MOUNT ~ SMALL DISCOLORATION ON FACE OTHERWISE CLEAN ~ mount measures 2 7/8" x 4 1/4" ~ photo 2 1/2" x 3 1/4"
Thomas Greely Stevenson
Residence Boston MA; 25 years old. Enlisted on 8/31/1861 at Boston, MA as a Colonel. On 12/3/1861 he was commissioned into Field & Staff MA 24th Infantry
He was discharged for promotion on 12/26/1862 On 12/26/1862 he was commissioned into US Volunteers General Staff
He was Killed on 5/10/1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA
Promotions: * Brig-General 12/26/1862 Other Information: born 2/3/1836 in Boston, MA Buried: Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Arlington, MA
Stevenson, Thomas G., brigadier-general, was the son of Hon. J. Thomas Stevenson of Boston, Mass., born in 1836, and early manifested a predilection for military life, having risen from the ranks to major of the 4th battalion of Mass. infantry, which position he held at the commencement of the war. He had an unsurpassed reputation as a drill-master and his command, which was brought to a high degree of discipline, became the school of many young officers afterward distinguished in the Federal service. In the fall of 1861 he recruited the 24th Mass. infantry, which originally formed part of Foster's brigade in Burnside's expedition to North Carolina, and as its colonel participated in the capture of Roanoke island and New Berne, Feb. and March, 1862, and in various minor operations immediately succeeding those events. After holding for some months the outpost defences of New Berne, he conducted several expeditions within the Confederate lines and on Sept. 6 successfully defended Washington, N. C. against an attack by a superior force. He had charge of a brigade in the movements on Goldsboro and Kinston and in Dec., 1862, was appointed a brigadier-general of volunteers and when Gen. Foster organized the expedition for operations against Charleston, in Feb., 1863, received command of a brigade in Gen. Naglee's division. His appointment as brigadier-general was confirmed in March, 1863, and during the succeeding summer he saw much active service in the neighborhood of Charleston, assisting in the reduction of Morris island and the assault on Fort Wagner, where he commanded the reserves. He returned to the north in the fall to recruit his health and subsequently was appointed by his old commander, Gen. Burnside, who had a high appreciation of his capacity, to command the 1st division of the 9th corps. Gen. Stevenson was killed near Spottsylvania, Va., on May 10, 1864.
Thomas Greely Stevenson
Residence Boston MA; 25 years old. Enlisted on 8/31/1861 at Boston, MA as a Colonel. On 12/3/1861 he was commissioned into Field & Staff MA 24th Infantry
He was discharged for promotion on 12/26/1862 On 12/26/1862 he was commissioned into US Volunteers General Staff
He was Killed on 5/10/1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA
Promotions: * Brig-General 12/26/1862 Other Information: born 2/3/1836 in Boston, MA Buried: Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Arlington, MA
Stevenson, Thomas G., brigadier-general, was the son of Hon. J. Thomas Stevenson of Boston, Mass., born in 1836, and early manifested a predilection for military life, having risen from the ranks to major of the 4th battalion of Mass. infantry, which position he held at the commencement of the war. He had an unsurpassed reputation as a drill-master and his command, which was brought to a high degree of discipline, became the school of many young officers afterward distinguished in the Federal service. In the fall of 1861 he recruited the 24th Mass. infantry, which originally formed part of Foster's brigade in Burnside's expedition to North Carolina, and as its colonel participated in the capture of Roanoke island and New Berne, Feb. and March, 1862, and in various minor operations immediately succeeding those events. After holding for some months the outpost defences of New Berne, he conducted several expeditions within the Confederate lines and on Sept. 6 successfully defended Washington, N. C. against an attack by a superior force. He had charge of a brigade in the movements on Goldsboro and Kinston and in Dec., 1862, was appointed a brigadier-general of volunteers and when Gen. Foster organized the expedition for operations against Charleston, in Feb., 1863, received command of a brigade in Gen. Naglee's division. His appointment as brigadier-general was confirmed in March, 1863, and during the succeeding summer he saw much active service in the neighborhood of Charleston, assisting in the reduction of Morris island and the assault on Fort Wagner, where he commanded the reserves. He returned to the north in the fall to recruit his health and subsequently was appointed by his old commander, Gen. Burnside, who had a high appreciation of his capacity, to command the 1st division of the 9th corps. Gen. Stevenson was killed near Spottsylvania, Va., on May 10, 1864.
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