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Stevens, Isaac Ingalls

soldier, civil engineer, governor, was born March 28, 1818, in Andover, Mass. He was at the siege of Vera Cruz under General Scott; fought in several subsequent battles; and was twice brevetted for gallant services. He served for a time as an assistant in the coast survey office in Washington city; and in 1853 was appointed governor and superintendent of Indian affairs for the territory of Washington. In 1857 he was elected a delegate to congress from Washington territory, where he continued to serve until the breaking out of the rebellion.

When governor of Washington territory he traveled throughout its whole extent; and as commissioner made many treaties with the Indian tribes. In 1861 he was appointed a brigadier-general in the volunteer service. He was killed in the battle of Bull Run Sept. 1, 1862, near Chantilly, Va.