Stevens, Peter H.

Knox during the Civil War

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 one or both of his parents were 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 were:

• Clarence E. Stevens
• Elizabeth Stevens
• Lydia Stevens
• Mary Stevens
• Asa Stevens
• Michael Stevens
• Alonzo Stevens
• Sephrona Stevens

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Military Service

Residence:	Knox
Enlistment Date:	29 July 1862
Enlistment Place:	Knox
Enlistment Rank:	Private
State Served:	New York
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:	Petersburg, VA
Imprisoned at:	Andersonville, GA
Died on:	24 Sept 1864
Place of Death:	Andersonville, GA

Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 24

Sources Used: 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

Additional Media

Knox - Peter H. Stevens - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Peter H Stevens
Name: Peter H Stevens
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 24 Sep 1864

Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:1092;Roll #:749.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. (microfilm, 1185 rolls). Albany, New York: New York State Archives.

Heroes of Albany

PETER H. STEVENS, of Knox, enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirteenth Regiment, July 1862, and died.

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

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

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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