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[[File:1861FortSumterFlag.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>[[k:Knox during the Civil War|Knox during the Civil War]]</center>]]
==Birth==
Peter was born at about 1839, the son of William Stevens (1810 – 1894) and Anna/Hannah Barckley (1812 – 1850). Hannah was the daughter of Peter Barckley (1785 – 1826) and Maria Warner (1787 – 1859). Apparently his mother was deceased before 1850.  Both he and his sister, Mary, aged 9 years old at the time, were living in the household with Henry and Mary Barckley. His siblings named in his will:<ref name="BH">www.BerneHistory.com Family Files</ref>
*'''[[Clarence E. Stevens|Clarence E. Stevens]]'''		
*Elizabeth Stevens m. Daniel McMinn				
*Alida Stevens		
*Mary Ann Stevens
*Amelia Stevens m. Robert Ham		
*Asa Stevens		
*Michael Stevens		
*Lorenzo Stevens		
*Sophrona Stevens

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==Military Service==
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|Residence:
|Knox
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|29 July 1862
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Knox
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|'''[[h:7th Regiment|7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery 
|-
|Company:
|Company K
|-
|Wounded in Action on:
|19 May 1864
|-
|Wounded at:
|Spotsylvania, VA
|-
|Captured on:
|16 June 1864
|-
|Captured at:
|[[h:Petersburg|Petersburg]], VA
|-
|Imprisoned at:
|[[h:Andersonville|Andersonville]], GA
|-
|Died on:
|24 Sept 1864
|-
|Place of Death:
|Andersonville, GA
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks:  Enlisted at the age of 24
|-
|Sources Used: [[h:Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] of the State of NY for the year 1898; Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers and Andersonville Prisoners of War
|}

==Death==
Peter Stevens died 24 Sept 1864 in the Confederate prison at Andersonville, GA.

==His Will== 
When he enlisted, he made his will.

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==='''[[h:Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''===
'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Peter H Stevens<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Peter H Stevens<br>
Residence Place:	Knox<br>
Enlistment Date:	Jul 1862<br>
Enlistment Location:	Knox, Albany, New York<br>
Race:	White<br>
Marital Status:	Single<br>

==='''[[h:New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]'''===
[[File:CivilWarKnoxStevensPeterHMusterRoll-W.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox - Peter H. Stevens - Muster Roll</center>]]
'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Peter H Stevens<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''
Name: Peter H Stevens<br>
Age: 24<br>
Birth Year: abt 1838<br>
Birth Place: Knox, New York<br>
Enlistment Year: 1862<br>
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York<br>
Muster Year: 1862<br>
Separation Details: Died<br>
Separation Date: 24 Sep 1864

==='''Civil War Record Summaries'''===
'''U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Peter H Stevens<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref>'''<br>
Name:	Peter H Stevens<br>
Occupation:	Laborer<br>
Age at enlistment:	24<br>
Enlistment Date:	29 Jul 1862<br>
Rank at enlistment:	Private<br>
Enlistment Place:	Knox, NY<br>
State Served:	New York<br>
Was POW?:	Yes<br>
Was Wounded?:	Yes<br>
Survived the War?:	No<br>
Service Record:	Enlisted in Company K, New York 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment on 18 Aug 1862.<br>
Mustered out on 27 Sep 1864 at Andersonville, GA.<br>
Birth Date:	abt 1838<br>
Sources:	New York: Report of the Adjutant-General<br>
Carnival of Blood: Civil War Ordeal of 7th NY Heavy Artillery

==='''[[h:Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897 - 7th Heavy Artillery]]'''===
STEVENS, PETER H. — Age, 24 years. Enlisted, July 29, 1862, at Knox; mustered in as private, Co. K (originally One Hundred and Thirteenth Infantry), August 18, 1862, to serve three years; wounded, May 19, 1864, at Spottsylvania, Va.; captured in action, June 16, 1864, at Petersburg, Va.; died, September 24,1864, at Andersonville, Ga.

==='''[[h:History of the County of Albany|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell'''===
Peter H. Stevens, private, 113th Regiment, Company G; enlisted in July, 1862 ; mustered August 14, 1862. 

==='''[[h:Heroes of Albany|Heroes of Albany]]===
*[[Heroes of Albany - Peter H. Stevens]]

==='''[[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]'''===
STEVENS, PETER H. - Born: Knox, NY. Age: 24. Occupation: laborer. Enlisted, July 29, 1962, as private in Co. K; wounded, May 19, 1864, at Spotsylvania; captured, June 16, 1864, at Petersburg; died of scorbutus, September 27, 1864, at Andersonville, GA. Buried there in grave number 9903.

==Census Records==
'''1850 United States Federal Census about Peter H Stevens<br>'''
Name:	Peter H Stevens<br>
Age:	11<br>
Birth Year:	abt 1839<br>
Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home in 1850:	Knox, Albany, New York<br>
Gender:	Male<br>
Family Number:	49<br>
Household Members:	<br>
Name	Age<br>
Henry P Barckley	38<br>
Mary Barckley	58<br>
Mathias Barckley	40<br>
Githy Barckley	25<br>
'''Peter H Stevens	11<br>'''
Mary Stevens	9<br>

Peter and Mary Steven's mother was Hanna Barckley, probably the daughter of Mary Barckley, and the sister of Henry P., Mathias, and Githy (Gitty) Barckley listed in this census.
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