Stevenson, George L.
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Birth
George was born on October 2, 1838 in Broome, Schoharie Co., NY, a son of Henry and Malvina Kimball Stevenson.
Marriage & Children
He married on October 3, 1865, Charlotte Vedder who was born in 1845 and had the following known children:
- Libbie Stevenson
- George Lovell Stevenson, Jr.
- Jessie Stevenson
- Edward Stevenson
Military Service
| Residence: | Rensselaerville |
| Enlistment Date: | 5 Dec 1861 |
| Enlistment Place: | New York, NY |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 5th Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company H |
| Promotion Date: | 12 March 1862 |
| Promotion Rank: | Corporal |
| Promotion Date: | 14 Sept 1862 |
| Promotion Rank: | Sergeant |
| Captured and released on: | 15 Sept 1862 |
| Captured at: | Harpers Ferry, VA |
| Promotion Date: | 24 July 1863 |
| Promotion Rank: | First Sergeant |
| Promotion Date: | 31 Dec 1864 |
| Promotion Rank: | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Promotion Date: | 11 April 1865 |
| Promotion Date: | 1st Lieutenant, Company C |
| Transfer Date: | 6 May 1865 |
| Transferred to: | Company F |
| Muster out date: | 19 July 1865 |
| Muster out place: | Harpers Ferry, VA |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 21. He received a gunshot wound to the right eye and was blind in that eye.[1] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1896 |
Death
George died in 1914 in Schenectady, NY.
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
His whereabouts from 1860 to 1870 are unknown. In 1870 he lived in Albany.
Additional Media
Sources
- ↑ 1890 Veterans Schedules, Rensselaerville, Albany Co., NY
