STEVENS, Clement Hoffman "Rock"

Confederate

Born: August 14 1821, Norwich CT

Died: July 25 1864, Atlanta GA

Pre-War Profession: Ship's secretary in US navy, bank cashier.

War Service: 1861 designed and built the armored fortification on Morris Is., aide to Bee at First Manassas (w), commanded a militia regiment at Charleston, Col. of 24th South Carolina, Secessionville, Vicksburg campaign, Chickamauga (w), January 1864 Brig. Gen., commanded Stevens' Bde/Walker's Divn in Atlanta campaign, Peachtree Creek (mw).

Post War: At the Battle of Peachtree Creek during the Atlanta Campaign, on July 20, 1864, Stevens was shot in the head and mortally wounded while leading a frontal assault late in the evening.