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California soldier. Busti, New York, native. Married to Mary Oliver Hardisty Stoneman. Father of Cornelius Stoneman, George Stoneman, Jr., Katherine Stoneman, and Adele Stoneman. Attended Jamestown Academy in Jamestown, New York. Graduate of West Point Military Academy in 1846. Quartermaster in the Mormon Batallion at Santa Fe in 1847. Appointed Chief of Cavalry in the Army of the Potomac (U.S.A.) in August 1861. Served in in the U.S. Army as brigadier general, major general, and brevetted colonel from August 13, 1861, to September 1, 1866. Adjutant to George B. McClellan.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

"George Stoneman," in The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861-65, Vol. VIII (Madison, WI: Federal Publishing Company, 1908), p. 258-59.

"George Stoneman," Governors of California, California State Library, http://governors.library.ca.gov/15-Stoneman.html (accessed May 7, 2017).

"California Military History: Californians and the Military," California Military Museum, http://www.militarymuseum.org/Stoneman.html (accessed October 12, 2018).

Citation

Stoneman, George. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205192 (November 12, 2026).

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Correspondence
Alexander C. Smith to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-09-03
Correspondence
William D. Carpenter to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-06-05

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