Courtland George Stanton

Courtland George Stanton was born on August 20, 1840, in North Stonington, Connecticut, to Amos Stanton and Tryphena Brown. His father died around 1847. By 1860, his mother owned $800 of real estate and $100 of personal property. Stanton attended school in North Stonginton before beginning work as a painter. He married Mary Elizabeth Lewis around 1862, and they had at least two children: Jennie, born around 1870; and Lewis, born around 1880. Stanton enlisted in the Union army on August 11, 1862, and mustered in as a sergeant in Company G of the 21^st Connecticut Infantry on September 5, 1862. The regiment took part in the Battles of Fredericksburg and Cold Harbor, the Siege of Petersburg, and the Appomattox campaign.

He was steadily promoted to sergeant major, 2^nd lieutenant, and then 1^st lieutenant. He helped raise a company of African American soldiers in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1863. That November, however, he expressed scorn for white officers who accepted commissions in African American regiments. He denounced these “N****r commissions” and informed his wife that he “would not take a Captain’s commission over n****rs.” According to one report, he was the “first Union officer to visit Libby prison after the fall of Richmond.” He mustered out on June 16, 1865.

Stanton and his family moved to Westerly, Rhode Island, sometime before 1880, and he worked as a painter and paper hanger despite losing his hearing. He joined the Grand Army of the Republic and became a respected member of society in Westerly. One resident declared him an “upright citizen and business man.” His wife died sometime in the 1880s, and he married Mary Elizabeth Hiscox around 1889. He remained in Westerly for the rest of his life, and he died there on August 19, 1911.

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Stanton, Courtland George

1840-08-20

1911-08-19

Conflict Side: Union
Role: Soldier
Rank in: Sergeant
Rank out: 1st Lieutenant
Rank highest: 1st Lieutenant
Gender: Male
Race: White

Documents - Records: 159

(183) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 21 October 1862
(184) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 17 August 1862
(185) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 14 September 1862
(186) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 18 September 1862
(187) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 21 September 1862
(188) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 September 1862
(189) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 2 October 1862
(190) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 7 October 1862
(191) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 17 October 1862
(192) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 October 1862
(193) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 October 1862
(194) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 30 November 1862
(195) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 December 1862
(196) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 9 December 1862
(197) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 20 November 1862
(198) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 24 November 1862
(199) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 14 November 1862
(200) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 31 October 1862
(201) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 9 November 1862
(202) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 21 December 1862
(203) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 December 1862
(204) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 January 1863
(205) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 December 1862
(206) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 20 January 1863
(207) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 11 January 1863
(208) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1 February 1863
(209) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 28 January 1863
(210) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 6 February 1863
(211) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 10 February 1863
(212) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 16 February 1863
(213) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 16 March 1863
(214) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1863
(215) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 19 March 1863
(216) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 21 April 1863
(217) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 2 May 1863
(218) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 May 1863
(219) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 12 May 1863
(220) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 20 May 1863
(221) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 May 1863
(224) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 28 June 1863
(225) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 30 June 1863
(226) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 June 1863
(227) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 July 1863
(228) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 7 July 1863
(229) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 7 June 1864
(230) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1 June 1863
(231) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 11 July 1863
(232) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 16 July 1863
(233) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 20 July 1863
(234) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 July 1863
(235) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 31 July 1863
(236) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 August 1863
(237) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 14 August 1863
(238) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 24 August 1863
(239) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 August 1863
(240) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 September 1863
(241) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 6 September 1863
(242) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 8 September 1863
(243) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 18 September 1863
(244) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 26 September 1863
(245) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 2 October 1863
(246) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 14 October 1863
(247) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 18 October 1863
(248) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 17 November 1863
(249) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 23 November 1863
(250) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 5 December 1863
(251) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 15 December 1863
(252) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 December 1863
(253) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 7 January 1864
(254) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 17 January 1864
(255) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 15 January 1864
(256) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 January 1864
(257) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 February 1864
(258) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 February 1864
(259) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 15 April 1864
(260) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 19 March 1864
(261) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 6 April 1864
(262) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 17 May 1864
(263) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 18 May 1864
(264) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 28 May 1864
(265) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 July 1864
(266) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 18 July 1864
(267) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 19 July 1864
(268) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 24 July 1864
(269) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1 August 1864
(270) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 17 August 1864
(271) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 28 August 1864
(272) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 23 August 1864
(273) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 31 August 1864
(274) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 5 September 1864
(275) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 12 September 1864
(276) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 September 1864
(277) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 9 October 1864
(278) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 October 1864
(279) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1 November 1864
(280) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 January 1865
(281) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 20 November 1864
(282) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 November 1864
(283) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 November 1864
(284) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 December 1864
(285) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 21 December 1864
(286) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 8 February 1865
(287) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 3 April 1865
(288) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 13 February 1865
(289) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 21 February 1865
(290) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 4 April 1865
(291) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 12 March 1865
(292) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 12 April 1865
(293) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 25 March 1865
(294) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 14 April 1865
(295) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 29 March 1865
(296) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 26 April 1865
(297) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1 June 1865
(298) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 12 June 1865
(299) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 16 May 1865
(300) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 27 May 1865
(301) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, undated
(302) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 1862
(303) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, undated
(304) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 5 October 1862
(305) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 19 November 1863
(306) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 5 October 1864
(307) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 11 October 1864
(308) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 16 October 1864
(309) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 26 October 1864
(310) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 7 November 1864
(311) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 14 November 1864
(312) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 11 November 186X
(313) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 25 November 1864
(314) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 9 December 1864
(315) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 18 December 1864
(316) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 25 December 1864
(317) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 27 December 1864
(318) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 12 January 1865
(319) [writer] ~ Courtland G. Stanton to Mary E. Lewis, 18 January 1865
(320) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 5 February 1865
(321) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 18 February 1865
(322) [writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 24 February 1865
(323) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 5 March 1865
(324) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 19 March 1865
(325) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 2 April 1865
(326) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 6 April 1865
(327) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 10 April 1865
(328) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 16 April 1865
(329) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 20 April 1865
(330) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 22 April 1865
(331) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 5 May 1865
(332) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 8 May 1865
(333) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 16 May 1865
(334) [recipient, writer] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 26 May 1865
(335) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Lewis to Courtland G. Stanton, 7 June 1865
(336) [associated with] ~ John A. Dix Order, 29 June 1863
(337) [associated with] ~ O. Brown Order, 18 July 1863
(338) [recipient] ~ C. W. Brown Invitation, 23 November 1863
(339) [recipient] ~ Frank Fowler to Courtland G. Stanton, 3 October 1864
(340) [associated with] ~ Hiram B. Crosby Order, 17 July 1863
(341) [associated with] ~ S. H. (?) to Hiram B. Crosby, 17 July 1863
(342) [associated with] ~ Charles Devens Special Order, 12 June 1865
(343) [recipient] ~ R. Delany to Courtland G. Stanton, 1 April 1865

People - Records: 1

(459) Stanton, Courtland George is the [husband of] (460) Lewis, Mary Elizabeth

Places - Records: 2

(253) [birth] ~ North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
(1207) [death] ~ Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island

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Regiments - Records: 1

(109) [officer] ~ 21st Connecticut Infantry

SOURCES

1860, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008, available from Ancestry.com; Norwich Bulletin, 22 August 1911; Courtland G. Stanton to Mary Elizabeth Lewis, 17 November 1863, Nau Collection.

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