Isaac Stevens Politician

Isaac Ingalls Stevens (March 25, 1818 – September 1, 1862) was the first Governor of Washington Territory, a United States Congressman, and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War until his death at the Battle of Chantilly. He was appointed posthumously to the grade of major general of volunteers.

Personal facts

Isaac Stevens
Birth dateMarch 25, 1818
Birth place
North Andover Massachusetts , Massachusetts
Date of deathSeptember 01, 1862
Place of death
Virginia , Chantilly Virginia
Resting place
Newport Rhode Island , Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery
Education
United States Military Academy
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Office holder

appointer
awards
Major general (United States)
military operations
American Civil War
Mexican–American War
military branch
Union Army
military command79th New York Volunteer Infantry
military rank
Brigadier general (United States)
office
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington Territory's at-large district
Governor of Washington Territory
party
Democratic Party (United States)
service end1839
service start1839
successor

Isaac Stevens on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://home.comcast.net/~suvcw1/people/stevens/stevens.html
  2. http://stevenses.seattleschools.org
  3. http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/publications%5Fdetail.aspx?p=9
  4. http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=30
  5. http://www.wsu.edu/~stevens/about.html