Clement Hoffman Stevens | |
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Born | Norwich, Connecticut | August 14, 1821
Died | July 25, 1864 Atlanta, Georgia | (aged 42)
Buried | |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Service | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1864 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands | South Carolina 24th South Carolina Infantry |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Clement Hoffman Stevens (August 14, 1821 – July 25, 1864) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He designed and constructed the iron-clad battery on Morris Island at the mouth of Charleston Harbor which was used in the bombardment of Fort Sumter at the outbreak of the Civil War. He was killed in action at the Battle of Peachtree Creek during the Atlanta Campaign.