Excerpt from Sketches of Stephen Dodson Ramseur
Major General. S. D. Ramseur was born in the village of Lincolnton, N. C., on the 31st of May, 1837. He was the second child of Jacob A. and Lucy M. Ramseur. His parents were members of the Presbyterian Church, and he was bred under religious influences. The circumstances of his childhood were those best adapted to develop his character most favorably. His parents possessing ample means to give their children all necessary social and intellectual advantages, relieved them on the one hand from the ills of poverty, while on the other they preserved them from the enervating and corrupting allurements of an artificial and worldly life. Having received his elementary education in the schools of Lincolnton, and the village of Milton, in his native State, he sought an appointment in the Military Academy at West Point. Failing in this effort, he entered the freshman class in Davidson College, N. C. At this institution he spent about eighteen months, but he had early chosen arms as his profession, and the opportunity again recurring, he determined to apply again for a Cadetship. Encouraged and aided by General D. H. Hill, at that time Professor of Mathematics in the College, and who recommended him to the notice of the Hon. Burton Craige, he succeeded in gaining the eagerly desired appointment.
At West Point he remained five years, an additional year having been added to the course while he was a student there. He was graduated in 1860.
By his courtesy, high-toned integrity and sterling worth, he made many warm personal friends, both among his brother cadets and in the professional staff. Of the branches of the service left to his choice, he preferred the Light Artillery, and in this was commissioned second Lieutenant b brevet
It will be seen that the young Lieutenant was in the United States army but a short time before the breaking out of the hostilities between the North and South, and this period - from June.
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