Gen. William Stedman

1815 - 1869  (53 years)

• Name	William Stedman
  Prefix	Gen.
  Born	26 Nov 1815	Granville, Licking Co., OH
  Gender	Male
  1850 Census	1850
  	Randolph, Portage Co., OH, p. 444, as William Studman
  1860 Census	25 Jan 1860	Randolph, Portage Co., OH
  	Randolph PO - Randolph Twp., p. 61 Wm Steedman    45 M Farmer   $12650 $7987  Ohio Elizabeth  "         45 F                                         Conn William K   "         21 M                                           O Helen E      "       19 F                                             "      school Edward     "        19 F                                            "         " Charles     "        15 M                                            "         " Ella            "        10 F                                             " D P Elmer            69 M Post Master $100 $250   Conn Amanda  "           70 F                                           "
  Died	6 Jul 1869	Santiago de Cuba
  Buried	Aft 6 Jul 1869	Vault 24, Santiago de Cuba, ____, Cuba
  Notes	General William Stedman was born in Granville, Ohio, November 26th, 1815.  His father was one of Ohio's early settlers, and helped to found the town of Granville, which is the namesake of his birthplace, in Massachusetts.  When William had reached the age of twelve his father died.  At the age of eighteen he entered the preparatory department of Hudson College, and thence went to Athens College for a regular course, but was compelled to relinquish his purpose on account of ill health. In the spring of 1837 he married Elizabeth Elmore, of Randolph, and began the life of a farmer.  He was also interested, at the same time, in mercantile and manufacturing pursuits. His political convictions were very decided, and as soon as he was old enough to shape his course he warmly embraced the anti-slavery sentiment of the times and espoused the cause of universal freedom.  As soon as the Republican party was formed he became an active and influential member of that organization in the State of Ohio.  In 1859 he was elected to the State Legislature. The opening of the rebellion found him in active sympathy with Lincoln's administration, and soon after a captain in the 7th Ohio Infantry (three months' service).  Returning from that campaign with a creditable record, at the request of Governor Dennison, he began the recruiting of men for the 6th Ohio Cavalry.  Having completed his duties in this direction, he was commissioned Major of the regiment.  Two years later, in August, 1863, he was promoted to the Lieutenant-Colonelcy, and early in 1864 was made Colonel.  He was one of the best cavalry officers in the service, and possessed the full confidence of his superiors and subordinates.  In his campaigns he was accompanied by his three sons as members of his regiment, all of whom returned in safety, though impaired health fell to the lot of two of them.  He participated in many severe engagements, and in innumerable skirmishes and brushes with the enemy, incident to cavalry service.  In October, 1864, his three years' term of service having expired, he returned home in not the best of health. He was returned to the Legislature in 1865, and to the State Senate in 1868.  His military service had debilitated his system, and left him without the vitality necessary to combat acute disease.  He died of yellow fever, at Santiago de Cuba, July 6th, 1869, whither he had been sent three months previous, as Consul, under appointment of President Grant.   On a foreign shore, away from his kindred, without a familiar voice to soothe his dying moments, one of Ohio's bravest soldiers and most honorable citizens passed to rest. (from : "The Biographical Encyclopaedia of Ohio of the Nineteenth Century") GEN. WILLIAM STEDMAN (deceased) was born in Granville, Ohio, November 26, 1815.  His father's family emigrated from Granville, Mass., to Granville, Ohio, and were among the pioneers who founded the latter town.  His early life was passed upon his father's farm, and when he was only twelve years old his father died.  When about eighteen he entered the preparatory department at Hudson College, and thence went to Athens College for a regular course, but was compelled to relinquish his purpose on account of ill health. In May, 1837, when in his twenty-second year, he married Elizabeth Elmore, of Randolph, and here he settled as a farmer.  He also had an interest in some mercantile and manufacturing establishments. Mr. Stedman was among the first to embrace the anti-slavery sentiment of the time, and upon the organization of the Republican party, he became one of its most active and influential members. In 1859 he was elected a Representative to the State Legislature, and again in 1865, and to the State Senate in 1868. At the breaking out of the war, he volunteered in three months' service, he took a recruiting commission to raise men for the Sixth Ohio Cavalry. On October 21, 1861, he was commissioned a Major in that regiment; August 3, 1863, he was commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel, and January 10, 1864, was promoted to Colonel.  During his service with the Sixth Ohio Cavalry, Col. Stedman participated in the following engagements: Kelley's Ford, Va,, Ely's Ford, Va., Stevensburg, Aldie, Middleburg, Upperville, in the actions of Monterey, Smithsburg, Hagerstown and Williamsport, Boonsboro, and in actions at Shepherdstown.  He was also engaged in battle at Barber's Cross Roads, Va., skirmishing at Rapidan Station, Va., and at Auburn Hills.  He was in action at Howe's Gap, Va., St. Mary's Church, Malvern Hill, Va., Petersburg, Boydtown Road, Va., and in all the marches and actions in which the Second Cavalry Division was engaged from the Rappahannock to Westminister, Md.  The Colonel was also in other engagements.  For meritorious services he was commissioned Brevet Brigadier-General of Volunteers, March 13, 1865.  Having passed through forty months of military service, and participated in numerous engagements, he returned home. He died of yellow fever at Santiago De Cuba, July 6, 1869, to which place he had been sent as Consul, under the appointment of President Grant, received in April previous. (from "History of Portage County, Ohio", published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885)
  Person ID	I18673	Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2009

  
  

  Father	William Stedman,   b. Abt 1784, Granville, Hampshire Co., MA ,   d. 14 Mar 1827, Granville, Licking Co., OH  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Mother	Samantha Rose,   b. 23 Dec 1788, Granville, Hampshire Co., MA ,   d. 16 Jun 1854, Granville, Licking Co., OH  (Age 65 years)
  Married	20 Dec 1810	____, Licking Co., OH
  Family ID	F7304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Amanda Elmore,   b. Abt 1816, ____, ____, CT ,   d. 2 Mar 1880, Randolph, Portage Co., OH  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Alt. Marriage	May 1837
  Married	9 May 1838	____, Portage Co., OH
  Children	1. Dr. William W. Stedman,   b. Abt 1839, ____, ____, OH ,   d. 9 Jul 1865, Port Clinton, Ottawa Co., OH  (Age ~ 26 years)   2. Helen E. Stedman,   b. Abt 1841, ____, ____, OH ,   d. Abt 1867  (Age ~ 26 years)   3. Edward Elmore Stedman,   b. 4 Aug 1843, ____, ____, OH ,   d. 22 Nov 1906  (Age 63 years)   4. Dr. Charles G. Stedman, M. D.,   b. 15 Oct 1845, ____, ____, OH ,   d. 30 Aug 1869, Randolph, Portage Co., OH  (Age 23 years)   5. Ella Stedman,   b. Abt 2 Nov 1850, Randolph, Portage Co., OH ,   d. 2 Feb 1885, Granville, Licking Co., OH  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2009
  Family ID	F7303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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