Hazard Stevens-Newport, RI
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 29.886 W 071° 18.900
19T E 306771 N 4596640
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Fort Huger, VA on April 19, 1863. He is buried in Island Cemetery, Newport, RI in Lot 650.
Waymark Code: WM10K83
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2019
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He was born on June 9, 1842 in Newport, RI and died on October 11, 1918 in Goldendale, WA. He attained the rank of Brevet Brigadier General in the Union Army.
His Medal of Honor information and citation is: STEVENS, HAZARD
• Rank and organization: Captain and Assistant Adjutant General, U.S. Volunteers
• Place and Date: At Fort Huger, Va., 19 April 1863
• Entered service at: Olympia, Washington Territory
• Date of issue: 13 June 1894
Citation: Gallantly led a party that assaulted and captured the fort.
Armed Service: Army
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