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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
Civil War Pension Index
Sources
- ↑ 1890 Veterans Schedules, Rensselaerville, Albany Co., NY
