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 Clement Hoffman Stevens - Pendleton SC Posted by:  Don.Morfe
N 34° 39.067 W 082° 46.624
17S E 337144 N 3835790
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He commanded a brigade in the Army of Tennessee, and was mortally wounded in action at the July 20, 1864 Battle of Peachtree Creek, Georgia, just north of Atlanta.
Waymark Code: WM12X88
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2020
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He is buried in Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery in the Bee family lot with his brother-in-law Brig. Gen. Bernard E. Bee. His name also is inscribed on the large Bee memorial.
Description:
From Wikipedia: Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He designed and constructed the iron-clad battery on Morris Island at the mouth of Charleston Harbor which was used in the bombardment of Fort Sumter at the outbreak of the Civil War. He was killed in action at the Battle of Peachtree Creek during the Atlanta Campaign.
American Civil War Service (in part) Clement H. Stevens became a colonel in the South Carolina Militia before the start of the Civil War.[1] In April 1861, he became a Confederate States Army colonel and aide-de-camp as the state troops came under the command of the Confederate government.[1] He designed and had constructed an iron-plated battery faced with railroad iron on Morris Island for the attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.
(SKIP) Clement Hoffman Stevens was promoted to brigadier general, C.S.A., on January 20, 1864. Although not fully recovered from his wounds from Chickamauga, he commanded a brigade in Major General W.H.T. Walker's division of I Corps of the Army of Tennessee from February 1864 to July 20, 1864. At the Battle of Peachtree Creek during the Atlanta Campaign, on July 20, 1864, Stevens was shot in the head and mortally wounded while leading a frontal assault late in the evening. Walker also was killed in action in the fighting at Atlanta two days later, on July 22, 1864.
Date of birth: 08/14/1821
Date of death: 07/25/1864
Area of notoriety: Military
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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