Captain Charles H. Stevens - Reading, MA
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The grave Captain Charles H. Stevens, who died from a wound received during the Civil War at the Battle of Bristoe Station, VA, is located in Laurel Hill Cemetery at 25 Lowell Street, Reading, MA.
Waymark Code: WMYC53
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2018
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The grave Captain Charles H. Stevens is marked by a pointed arch shaped marble headstone with the relief image of a saber contained within a circle. The marker is inscribed:
CAPT. CHAS H. STEVENS
Co. A
15th Reg. Mass. Vol.
Died at Alexandria
Va. Oct. 15, 1863 from wound
received at the battle of
Bristow's Station Oct. 14, 1863.
aged 28 yrs. 7 mos.
- · -
We shall not weep for he hath died
Our Country dear defending.
{The rest is too worn to read}
Charles H. Stevens rose through the ranks to become a Captain in the Union Army. He was previously wounded at Fair Oaks, VA and Gettysburg, PA. He died while being transported from the Bristoe Station battlefield to a hospital in Alexandria. VA.
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