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Colonel Stephen Augustus Dodge
(Tristram, William, Samuel, Jeremiah, John, Adam) This information was found in old Brooklyn Eagle newspapers. |
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Stephen Augustus Dodge, born in 1822, was a painter living in Brooklyn, New York when be became involved in the Civil War. During the spring of 1862, he was sent to battle in Virginia. While he was away, his family had the misfortune of collecting information by the only means possible, letters, telegrams and newspapers. The following is the hardship this family had to endure.
June 02, 1862. Brooklyn Daily Eagle A telegram is received today with news of our soldiers involved in the Battle of the Pines on the Chickahominy River in Virginia. It states that Col. Stephen A. Dodge is in command of the 87th Brooklyn Rifles and is involved in great battle. A list of the killed and wounded is included. June 03, 1862 It is learned today that as of early pm., fore night, the rebels are at a retreat with a strong following by the 87th of Col. Dodge. This is followed by a list of the killed and wounded. June 04, 1862 Brooklyn Daily Eagle A telegram arrives today and among the list of killed is the name, Col. Stephen A. Dodge. The following is from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 04: As the smoke of the great battle clears away, the magnitude and importance of the victory gradually becomes apparent; and it is a satisfaction to know that our Brooklyn regiments behaved so nobly. Among them are the Eighty-seventh Brooklyn Rifles, which has suffered a severe extent, if the published reports are true. In the list of casualties of the 87th appears the name of Col. Stephen A. Dodge, who was severely wounded and reported to have died. If this is so, then the regiment has suffered an irreparable loss, for he was as brave a soldier as ever drew a sword. June 06, 1862 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Telegram received from the Battle of the Pines reports Col. Stephen A. Dodge is alive, but informant is unable to give any particulars. June 09, 1862 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Col. Dodge Safe ----- We received a telegraphic dispatch from Hon. M. F. Odell this morning, which states positively that Col. Stephen A. Dodge was but slightly wounded at "The Pines" in the late battle and that he was taken prisoner and conveyed to Richmond. We are requested to inform his family to that effect. July 23, 1862 The Brooklyn Eagle Among the prisoners released by the Rebels who arrived here yesterday in the steamship Vanderbilt from Fortress Monroe, is Col. Stephen A. Dodge of the 87th regiment. Col. Dodge was wounded at Chichahominy during the Battle of the Pines and taken prisoner. Stephen returned to his family in Brooklyn and remained until 1917, when he died at age 95. Stephen Augustus Dodge & Family are in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. |