Maj. Gen. Carter L. Stevenson
Born: September 21,1817
Fredericksburg, Virginia
August 15, 1888
Cariline County, Virginia
1838: West Point Graduate
1838: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant
1840: 1st Lieutenant
1861: Resigned U.S.A. Commission
1861: Lieut. Col. CSA
Colonel
February 1862: Brigadier General
October 1862: Major General
Maj. Gen. Carter L. Stevenson
1838: West Point Graduate 42nd out of 45
1838: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant in 5th Infantry Regiment and assigned to Garrison Duty in Wisconsin
1840: Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
Second Seminole War
Transferred to Texas
Mexican-American War
May 8, 1846: Battle of Palo Alto
May 9, 1846: Battle of Resaca de la Palma
1856-1857: Third Seminole War
Utah War
1861: Returned to Virginia and offered his services
1861: Received commission as Lieutenant Colonel
Promoted to Colonel and given command of 53rd Virginia Infantry
When Gen. Beauregard transferred to the West, he took several officers which Stevenson was selected
February 1862: Promoted to Brigadier General
March 15, 1862: Reported to General Benjamin Huger and assigned to guard the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Shortly after was sent to Department of East Tennessee and command of a division
Was ordered to reinforce Colonel Rains, but then ordered to withdraw to better aid Chattanooga. This withdraw allowed the Cumberland Gap to fall into Union hands.
October 1862: Promoted to Major General
December 29, 1862: Arrived in Vicksburg
May 16, 1863: Battle of Champion Hill
May 17, 1863: Battle of Big Black River Bridge
Siege of Vicksburg
July 4, 1863: Surrendered with the fall of Vicksburg
Upon his parole, reported to Bragg's Army of the Tennessee at Chattanooga
October-November 1863: Chattanooga Campaign
1 May-8 September 1864: Atlanta Campaign
15-16 December 1864: Battle of Nashville
January-March 1865: Carolina's Campaign
March 19-21, 1865: Battle of Bentonville
April 17, 1865: Surrendered with Gen. Johnston at Bennett Place, North Carolina
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 797-798
Carter L. Stevenson. 31 October 2019. web. 14 May 2021
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 292-293