Civil War Veteran; Co F, 1st United States Sharp Shooters

Doran first married Feb. 14, 1866, Emma J. Gilham, of Fredericksburg, VA. He went West to Portland, Ore., leaving his wife and two sons in Fredericksburg. "Mr. Stearns traveled extensively as a newspaper correspondent, and, afterwards, became engaged in Brokerage Stocks, &c., and was a dealer in Fruitland, in Portland, Ore., and in Vancouver, Wash. He md. (2nd), 1876, Clara Duniway, of Portland, Ore., who d., 1886, leaving one son; md. (3rd), 1887, A. Ella Stoughton, of Portland, Ore. Mr. Stearns was a soldier of the Civil War, enlisting, Aug., 1861, in Berdan's Sharpshooters of Vt., under Capt. Weston, and serving three years; was captured by the Confederates, May, 1864; was taken to a Southern prison, but paroled, Nov., 1864. "He served as a private soldier in the battles, marches and campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, during the Peninsular Campaign; was transferred to the Medical Dept. as Hospital Steward, and was very efficient in caring for the sick and wounded; was Commander of the G. A. R. Post, which welcomed Gen. Grant to Portland, Ore., when on his tour around the world, the Post giving a banquet and dining with the General." Mr. Stearns' sons in Fredericksburg, Va., were cared for by a faithful mother and grand-mother until able to support themselves, and by honesty, sobriety, industry and integrity, have won positions in the community where they live, that reflect credit to them. Their mother lives with one or the other, and is independent of both." Source: Avis Stearns Van Wagenen's 1901 Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and His Descendants

Civil War Veteran; Co F, 1st United States Sharp Shooters

Doran first married Feb. 14, 1866, Emma J. Gilham, of Fredericksburg, VA. He went West to Portland, Ore., leaving his wife and two sons in Fredericksburg. "Mr. Stearns traveled extensively as a newspaper correspondent, and, afterwards, became engaged in Brokerage Stocks, &c., and was a dealer in Fruitland, in Portland, Ore., and in Vancouver, Wash. He md. (2nd), 1876, Clara Duniway, of Portland, Ore., who d., 1886, leaving one son; md. (3rd), 1887, A. Ella Stoughton, of Portland, Ore. Mr. Stearns was a soldier of the Civil War, enlisting, Aug., 1861, in Berdan's Sharpshooters of Vt., under Capt. Weston, and serving three years; was captured by the Confederates, May, 1864; was taken to a Southern prison, but paroled, Nov., 1864. "He served as a private soldier in the battles, marches and campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, during the Peninsular Campaign; was transferred to the Medical Dept. as Hospital Steward, and was very efficient in caring for the sick and wounded; was Commander of the G. A. R. Post, which welcomed Gen. Grant to Portland, Ore., when on his tour around the world, the Post giving a banquet and dining with the General." Mr. Stearns' sons in Fredericksburg, Va., were cared for by a faithful mother and grand-mother until able to support themselves, and by honesty, sobriety, industry and integrity, have won positions in the community where they live, that reflect credit to them. Their mother lives with one or the other, and is independent of both." Source: Avis Stearns Van Wagenen's 1901 Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and His Descendants