Record #:

17119

Author(s):

Pickens, Wiley M.

Abstract:

Probably no other officer in any American army had as rapid rise in rank as Stephen Ramseur. He began his service with the Confederate Army in April 1861 as a 2nd Lieutenant and he was a Major General when he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 18, Oct 1938, p23

Subject(s):

Ramseur, Stephen Dodson, 1837-1864