Isaac Stevens

Isaac Stevens

Isaac Ingalls Stevens (March 25, 1818 – September 1, 1862) was the first Governor of Washington Territory, a United States Congressman, and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War until his death at the Battle of Chantilly. He was appointed posthumously to the grade of major general of volunteers.

Read more about Isaac Stevens:  Early Life, Governor, Civil War, Memorialization

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