Carter L. Stevenson
| Carter Littlepage Stevenson | |
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| Born |
September 21, 1817 Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Died | August 15, 1888 (aged 70) Caroline County, Virginia |
| Place of burial | Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1838–61 (U.S.A), 1861–65 (C.S.A) |
| Rank |
 Captain USA Major General CSA
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| Battles/wars |
Second Seminole War Mexican-American War -Battle of Palo Alto - Battle of Resaca de la Palma Third Seminole War Utah War American Civil War - Battle of Perryville - Battle of Champion's Hill - Siege of Vicksburg - Atlanta Campaign - Battle of Nashville - Carolinas Campaign |
Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Jr. (September 21, 1817 – August 15, 1888) was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army in several antebellum wars and then in the Confederate States Army as a general in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
Stevenson was born to a prominent family in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father and namesake served as the Commonwealth of Virginia's attorney for Fredericksburg. Carter Stevenson was an 1838 graduate of the United States Military Academy, receiving a commission as a brevet second lieutenant in the 5th Infantry Regiment and assigned to garrison duty in Wisconsin. Two years later, he was promoted to first lieutenant and participated in the Second Seminole War in Florida. He married Martha Silvery Griswold at Fredericksburg on June 15, 1842. They had four children, but their first two died in infancy.
Transferred to Texas, Stevenson served on frontier duty until the Mexican-American War. He fought with distinction in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, and participated in several other fights before returning to the United States at posts in Mississippi, Indian Territory, and Texas. He helped explore parts of the proposed Southern route for the Pacific railroad, often skirmishing with Apache Indians.
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