Captain & Assistant Adjutant General Hazard Stevens was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 19, 1863 at Fort Huger, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S. Volunteers. Stevens was 20 years old.
The medal was presented on June 13, 1894, 31 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General.
Stevens was born on June 9, 1842 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. His Medal of Honor is credited to Olympia, Thurston County, Washington. Stevens died on October 11, 1918 in Olympia, Washington, at the age of 76. He is buried at Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island.
Stevens is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 40 credited to Washington.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantly led a party that assaulted and captured the fort.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: Battle of Chantilly, Battle of Suffolk (Hill's Point), American Civil War.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Occupations: mountaineer
Source: Wikidata.
Places
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Timeline
- June 9, 1842Born in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
- April 19, 1863Act of valor — Fort Huger, VirginiaAge 20. U.S. Volunteers
- June 13, 1894Medal of Honor presented
- October 11, 1918Died in Olympia, WashingtonAge 76.
- Resting placeIsland CemeteryNewport, Rhode Island
Biography
Hazard Stevens (June 9, 1842 – October 11, 1918) was an American military officer, mountaineer, politician and writer. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Union army during the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Huger. Stevens and Philemon Beecher Van Trump made the first documented successful climb of Mount Rainier on August 17, 1870.
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