Griffin A. Stedman

Griffin A. Stedman, born at Hartford, Conn., January 6, 1838, served as a typical volunteer soldier of the Civil War, rising from captain to major, lieutenant colonel, and brigadier general before being killed at Petersburg, Va., August 5, 1864. On the field extending from this point sixty rods east and one-hundred rods south, seven regiments of Connecticut Volunteers encamped and were mustered into the service of the United States during the Civil War, 1861–1865: the 5th Conn. Vols. under Colonel Orris S. Ferry, the 8th Conn. Vols. under Colonel Edward Harland, the 10th Conn. Vols. under Colonel Charles L. Russell, the 14th Conn. Vols. under Colonel Dwight Morris, the 16th Conn. Vols. under Colonel Frank Beach, the 22nd Conn. Vols. under Colonel George S. Burnham, and the 25th Conn. Vols. under Colonel George P. Bissell.

Hartford, Connecticut · United States