Approved Pension File for Mary O. H. Stoneman, Widow of Major General George Stoneman, U.S. Volunteers (WC-440083)

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Approved Pension File for Mary O. H. Stoneman, Widow of Major General George Stoneman, U.S. Volunteers (WC-440083)

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Stoneman, George, 1822-1894

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Stoneman was born on a family farm in Busti, New York, the first child of ten. His parents were George Stoneman Sr., a lumberman and justice of the peace, and Catherine Rebecca Cheney Aldrich. He studied at the Jamestown Academy and entered the United States Military Academy in 1842; his roommate at West Point was future Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. He graduated 33rd in his class of 60 cadets in 1846. His first assignment was with the 1st U.S. Dragoons, with which he served...