STEVENSON, Carter Littlepage

Confederate

Born: September 21 1817, nr Fredericksburg VA

Died: August 15 1888, Caroline Cty VA

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1838, Mexican War, frontier duty, Utah expedition, resigned from the US army but the paperwork went astray, dismissed June 1861.

War Service: July 1861 Col. of 53rd Virginia, February 1862 Brig. Gen., Kirby Smith's Kentucky invasion, October 1862 Maj. Gen., in command of a division in Pemberton's army at Vicksburg, Champion's Hill, Vicksburg (s), commanded Stevenson's Divn/Hardee's Corps at Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, commanded Stevenson's Divn/Hood's Corps in Atlanta campaign, Franklin and Nashville campaign, Carolinas campaign, Bentonville.

Post War: Civil and mining engineer