| Aaron Fletcher Stevens | |||
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives | In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | ||
| Preceded by | Edward H. Rollins | ||
| Succeeded by | Samuel N. Bell | ||
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| Born | August 9, 1819 Derry, New Hampshire | ||
| Died | May 10, 1887 Nashua, New Hampshire | ||
| Political party | Republican | ||
| Military service | |||
| Allegiance |  United States of AmericaUnion | ||
| Service/branch | Union Army | ||
| Rank |  Brevet Brigadier General
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| Unit |  1st New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry 13th New Hampshire Infantry
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| Battles/wars | American Civil War
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Aaron Fletcher Stevens (August 9, 1819 – May 10, 1887) was a brevet brigadier general during the American Civil War, as well as a two-term U.S. Congressman.
Birth and early years[]
Fletcher was born in Derry, New Hampshire. He spent his childhood in both Derry and also nearby Peterborough and attended Pinkerton Academy. In 1845, he was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar, and helped found the New Hampshire Republican Party in the mid-1850s.
Civil War[]
During the Civil War, he served two terms of duty, one with the 1st New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, which he spent stationed at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and another with the 13th New Hampshire Infantry. With the 13th, he participated in the disastrous attack against Marye's Heights in the Battle of Fredericksburg, and was wounded at both Drury Creek and Fort Harrison.
He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives before dying in Nashua.
See also[]
References[]
- General Aaron Fletcher Stevens In the Collections of the New Hampshire State House & State Library
- Library of Congress Bio
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