Life span: 06/08/1821 to 01/22/1897TabsLife SummaryFull name: John Dunlap StevensonPlace of Birth: Staunton, VABurial Place: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MOBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateOccupation: MilitaryMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 05/18/1863 05/18/1863 On the Mississippi, the Union's Army of the Tennessee completely surrounds Vicksburg 05/19/1863 05/19/1863 The Union's Army of the Tennessee attempts the storming of Vicksburg but is beaten back 05/22/1863 05/22/1863 Second Union attempt to take Vicksburg by infantry assault ends in bloody failure with 500 dead 05/25/1863 05/25/1863 After twice failing to storm the city, Union General Grant orders a siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi 05/26/1863 07/03/1863 In Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues Major TopicsVicksburg Campaign Documents Images John Dunlap Stevenson John Dunlap Stevenson, detail Bibliography
