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At age 27 he enlisted for the war in April 1862 and was mustered in with 1090 officers and men of the "South Florida Infantrymen". He fought in the battle of Perryville and all other battles of his regiment including 16 engagements during the 1864 battle of Atlanta. His unit was consolidated with the remnants of other units to form Company G, 1st Regiment of Florida volunteers. Of the original 1090 members of the 7th Florida Infantry regiment, records indicate that fewer than 150 laid down their arms when General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his army near Durham station. After the war, Stephens moved to Fort Meade and remained there with his wife and family until he died in 1895.