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CLEMENT HOFFMAN STEVENS

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CLEMENT HOFFMAN STEVENS
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>CLEMENT HOFFMAN STEVENS </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>(1821-1864). Confederate brigadier general who planned and later constructed the first armored fortification, a battery on Morris Island. Later commanded the battle of Secessionville, fought in the Vicksburg campaign, Chickamauga, and fatally wounded at the battle of Peach Tree Creek. A bank note drawn on the Planters & Mechanics Bank, Charleston, SC, Oct 24, 1859, for $5. Boldly signed “<i>C H Stevens</i>” as cashier. Light age toning; light general creasing; o/w VG. Attractive example with brief printed biography.</span></p>