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Isaac I. Stevens
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Isaac Ingalls Stevens
TITLE
Major General
WAR
&
AFFILIATION
Civil War
/
Union
DATE OF BIRTH - DEATH
March 25, 1818 – September 1, 1862
Isaac Ingalls Stevens began his military career after graduating first in his class from the United States Military Academy in 1839. He was commissioned as an Officer in the Corps of Engineers, and spent several years constructing forts in New England. He served as adjutant for the Corps of Engineers during the Mexican-American War, and served during the battles of Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Churubusco, and during the Siege of Vera Cruz. He received a brevet promotion to Captain, and led troops during the Battle of Chapultepec, where he received a brevet promotion to Major. He fought during the Battle of Molino del Rey, and was severely wounded at the Battle of Mexico City. After the war, he was named Governor of the Washington Territory in 1853, and was elected the territorial delegate for Congress in 1856.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Stevens was commissioned as a Colonel of the 79th New York, known as the “Highlanders.” He was promoted to Brigadier General on September 28, 1861, and led troops during the Port Royal Expedition. He led a division during the Battle of Secessionville, but after suffering heavy casualties, was transferred to Virginia. He took command of the IX Corps, and led them during the Second Battle of Manassas. On September 1, 1862, Isaac Stevens was killed instantly while leading his men at the Battle of Chantilly. He was posthumously named a Major General on July 18, 1862.
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