Stephen D. Ramseur
| Stephen Dodson Ramseur | |
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| Nickname(s) | Dod; Dodson Ramseur |
| Born |
May 31, 1837 Lincolnton, North Carolina |
| Died | October 20, 1864 (aged 27) Belle Grove Plantation, Meadow Mills, Virginia |
| Place of burial | Saint Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery Lincolnton, North Carolina |
| 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 | 1860–61 (USA) 1861–64 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 Second Lieutenant (USA) Major General (CSA) |
| Unit |
3rd U.S. Artillery 4th U.S. Artillery 3rd North Carolina Infantry 1st North Carolina Artillery |
| Commands held |
49th North Carolina Infantry Ramseur's Brigade, II Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Early's Division, II Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
| Battles/wars | |
| Relations | Ellen "Nellie" Richmond (Wife) Mary Dodson Ramseur (Daughter) |
Stephen Dodson Ramseur (May 31, 1837 – October 20, 1864) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War, at one point the youngest in the army. He impressed Lee by his actions at Malvern Hill and Chancellorsville, where his brigade led Stonewall Jackson’s flank attack, taking 50% casualties. On the first day of Gettysburg, he dramatically routed a Union brigade, sending it running through the town, though his superiors did not authorise further pursuit. Ramseur also distinguished himself in the Overland campaign and the Valley campaign, where he was mortally wounded at Cedar Creek.
Dodson Ramseur generally did not use his first name; intimate friends called him "Dod". He was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina to Jacob Able and Lucy Mayfield Dodson Ramseur. He was a second cousin to future Confederate generals John Horace Forney and William H. Forney. Ramseur attended Davidson College, where he studied mathematics under Daniel Harvey Hill, another future Confederate general. He continued at the United States Military Academy, graduated in 1860, was commissioned a second lieutenant, and was assigned to the 3rd and 4th U.S. Artillery regiments just before the start of the war.
Ramseur did not wait until North Carolina seceded from the Union, joining the Confederate States Army in Alabama, but quickly transferred to the 10th North Carolina Militia. He became the lieutenant colonel of the 3rd North Carolina Infantry on May 27, 1861. He was injured with a broken collarbone while being thrown from his horse in July and was out of service until the following spring.
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