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Gen Stephen Hicks Bass

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Gen Stephen Hicks Bass

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
25 Nov 1866 (aged 59)
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Pisgah, Giles County, Tennessee, USA
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According to his obituary, Stephen became Captain in the 37th Regiment Tennessee Militia in 1830 and Lieutenant Colonel in 1834. Both commissions would have been tendered by perennial Governor William Carroll, a former soldier and protege of Andrew Jackson. Stephen was promoted to Brigadier General commanding the 11th Brigade of Tennessee Militia later the same year.

The back of the photo of him in uniform reads:
Uniform: grey
Epaulettes & sash: yellow
Eyes: blue grey
Hair: black

Note (not on the back of the picture):
Yellow epaulettes and sash are used by cavalry.

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Gravestone inscription reads:
In
Memory of
Stephen H Bass
Born Dec 29, 1806
Died Nov 25, 1866

In a bright hope of a
happy eternity

Erected by his wife

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"DIED—At his residence in this county, on the 26th inst., of typhoid fever, Gen. STEPHEN H. BASS, aged about 60 years.—Thus our oldest and best citizens are passing away. Gen. Bass was a good man."
—Published in The Pulaski Citizen (Pulaski, Tennessee), Friday, November 30, 1866, p. 3.∼
According to his obituary, Stephen became Captain in the 37th Regiment Tennessee Militia in 1830 and Lieutenant Colonel in 1834. Both commissions would have been tendered by perennial Governor William Carroll, a former soldier and protege of Andrew Jackson. Stephen was promoted to Brigadier General commanding the 11th Brigade of Tennessee Militia later the same year.

The back of the photo of him in uniform reads:
Uniform: grey
Epaulettes & sash: yellow
Eyes: blue grey
Hair: black

Note (not on the back of the picture):
Yellow epaulettes and sash are used by cavalry.

============================

Gravestone inscription reads:
In
Memory of
Stephen H Bass
Born Dec 29, 1806
Died Nov 25, 1866

In a bright hope of a
happy eternity

Erected by his wife

============================

"DIED—At his residence in this county, on the 26th inst., of typhoid fever, Gen. STEPHEN H. BASS, aged about 60 years.—Thus our oldest and best citizens are passing away. Gen. Bass was a good man."
—Published in The Pulaski Citizen (Pulaski, Tennessee), Friday, November 30, 1866, p. 3.∼

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  • Created by: JG
  • Added: Mar 1, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10544711/stephen_hicks-bass: accessed ), memorial page for Gen Stephen Hicks Bass (29 Dec 1806–25 Nov 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10544711, citing Stephen Bass Cemetery, Pisgah, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by JG (contributor 46770371).