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I love it when I discover a relative with a bit of historical fame and an interesting life to boot. Stephan Bates Yeoman is a second cousin and a civil war general, appointed by Abraham Lincoln. The following bio sketch shows his diverse and interesting life, which reveals him as a war hero, a judge, an embezler and a philanderer: General Stephen B. Yeoman, attorney at law, Washington, was born in Washington, this county, on the 1st day of December, 1836, and is a son of Alvah and Elizabeth Yeoman. His father was a native of New York, and his mother of Virginia. His father came to this state about the year 1806, and his mother about 1815. They had a family of eight children, four of whom are living.

Stephen, the subject of our sketch, at the age of fifteen, shipped as a sailor; visited New Zealand and different points in South America, Asia, and Africa. After enjoing many adventures, and undergoing many hardships, finally returned to the United States. His great grandfather served with credit as a captain in the revolution, and his grandfather as a first lieutenant in the war of 1812. When the late war broke out, Stephen B. immediately volunteered. Was under General Rosencrans, with whom he continued as a private in the 22d O.V.I., Company F, and was afterwards in West Virginia, until his regiment was discharged by reason of expiration of term of service. At home he immediately commenced recruiting, and returned to the field again, September 15, 1861, as captain of Company A, 54th O.V.I. He was then ordered, by General Sherman, to take ten picked men and penetrate the rebel lines, in order to ascertain their forces. While gallantly in discharge of duty, he received the following wounds: Shiloh, April 6th and 6th, slight woundsin breast; battle of Russell House, June, 1862, wounded in right arm, entirely severing the arm below the elbow, which was amputated. For his distinguished services he was promoted to major of his regiment, and on account of his serious loss, and not bieng able to return to his regiment, he resigned. He was appointed captain in the Veteran Reserve Corps, commanding Company C, 2d Battallion, on duty at Cincinnati. In May, 1864, he received from the President of the United States, the appointment of colonel of this regiment, and was detailed by War Department to Camp Caley, Virginia, as superintendant of recruiting service and chief mustering officer, of the northeast district of Virginia. November 29, 1864, he rejoined his regiment, and led this command in all the actions after that date. He has also beencommanding officer of 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, and was promoted by the President of the United States, to Brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers, for his gallant services during the war; to rank as such from the 15th day of March, 1865. He was married, in 1863, to Miss Cordelia A. Wood, daughter of Daniel and Tabitha Wood, of this county. They have five children living: Minnette, Ida C., Burton,Nellie and Grace, and one dead, Willard. In 1866 he was elected probate judge of the county, which office he filled three years, and is now practicing law in Washington. He is a man beloved by all who know him, and is competent and well worthy of filling any office in the gift of the people. ——————————————————————————– In his book, Hoppes and Related Families, L. Edwin Hoppes states that Stephen Bates Yeoman was an extremely colorful figure. In his youth, he “became involved with a colored girl” and enrolled in the service when she was found to be in the “family way”. While serving as a Probate Judge in Fayette County, he absconded with county funds and gambled it away in Cincinnati. Cordelia bailed him out and made restitution. He was later reinstated as Probate Judge. “In Jan of 1883 he absconded again with $1,900.00 of pension funds and he went West and it was later learned that he was living with Diana E. Howard in Colo. When the law was about to catch up with him, he moved farther on west to Calif. where he remained the rest of his days. His wife, Cordelia, back in Ohio, again had to make restitution for the money that he had taken. In the meantime, Burton Bates Yeoman, son of Stephen, went out West to find his father. When he became acquainted with Diana E. Howard, whom his father had lived with for quite a while, he decided that he wanted to marry her, which he did in March of 1897. While in Calif. Stephen B. Yeoman met and married Mary L. Fullerton 9 Oct 1899, without any benefit of divorce from his 1st wife, Cordelia. Cordelia, the wife of Stephen, reared the little girl, Estelle, who was a child of the servant girl named Archer, who became pregnant with Stephen’s child before his marriage to Cordelia. Cordelia also borrowed heavily from her father to pay off the obligations of Stephen caused by his mischief and all of this money that her father lent to her was deducted from her share in his estate when he died in 1891.”
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6239146/stephen-bates-yeoman

Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He entered the Union Army at the start of the Civil War as a 1st Sergeant in the 22nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was later commissioned a Captain in the 54th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with whom he fought at the Battle of Arkansas Post, Arkansas on January 10, 1863. He was severely wounded in the action, and lost his right forearm to amputation. Because of his injuries he was transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps, where he served as Captain and commander of 60th Company, 2nd Battalion VRC. The need for experienced officers to lead troops facilitated his return to active field duty, and he was commissioned Colonel and commander of the 43rd United States Colored Troops. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services during the war".

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