Hazard Stevens Military person

Hazard Stevens (June 9, 1842 – October 11, 1918) was an American military officer, mountaineer, politician and writer. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Union army during the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Huger. Stevens and Philemon Beecher Van Trump made the first documented successful climb of Mount Rainier on August 17, 1870.

Personal facts

Hazard Stevens
Birth dateJune 09, 1842
Birth place
Newport Rhode Island
Date of deathOctober 11, 1918
Resting place
Rhode Island , Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery

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Military person

allegiance
United States of America
Union
award
Medal of Honor
military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Chantilly
Battle of Suffolk (Hill's Point)
military branch
United States Army
Union Army
military unit
79th New York Volunteer Infantry
service start1861
service end1865

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External resources

  1. http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv40020