Ramseur, Stephen Dodson

Life Span
to
Full name
Stephen Dodson Ramseur
Place of Birth
Lincolnton, NC
Burial Place
Lincolnton, NC
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
Education
West Point (US Military Academy)
Other
Other Education
Davidson College
Occupation
Military
Church or Religious Denomination
Episcopalian
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Confederate Army
Date Event
- In western Virginia, the second Battle of Winchester ends in heavy Union defeat
- The Second Corps of the Army of Virginia crosses the Potomac and marches on Pennsylvania
- In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Confederate troops occupy a town familiar to some of their officers
- In Carlisle, Rodes' infantry enjoy a brief but comfortable respite at the U.S. Army Cavalry School
- In western Virginia, Union forces drive Confederates from entrenched positions at the Battle of Fisher's Hill
In the Shenandoah Valley, Union troops under Sheridan turn defeat into crushing victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek
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