General Alexander Stewart, C.S.A.

General Alexander Stewart, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of major general or higher.) Graduated from West Point, 1842. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1845. Commissioned as a major in the Confederate Army at the outbreak of war. After promoting through the grades, Stewart was promoted to brigadier general in November 1861,...

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Main Author: C.C. Giers National Portrait Gallery, Nashville
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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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General Alexander Stewart, C.S.A.
C.C. Giers National Portrait Gallery, Nashville
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Stewart, Alexander Peter, 1821-1908; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Tennessee; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Uniform indicates rank of major general or higher.) Graduated from West Point, 1842. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1845. Commissioned as a major in the Confederate Army at the outbreak of war. After promoting through the grades, Stewart was promoted to brigadier general in November 1861, major general in June 1863, and lieutenant general in June 1864. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, the Kentucky campaigns, Perryville, Stones River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, the Atlanta campaign, and the Carolina campaign. After the war, Stewart resumed teaching. He died in Biloxi, Mississippi, in August 1908 and is buried in St. Louis, Missouri. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000038Q38General Alexander Stewart, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of major general or higher.) Graduated from West Point, 1842. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1845. Commissioned as a major in the Confederate Army at the outbreak of war. After promoting through the grades, Stewart was promoted to brigadier general in November 1861, major general in June 1863, and lieutenant general in June 1864. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, the Kentucky campaigns, Perryville, Stones River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, the Atlanta campaign, and the Carolina campaign. After the war, Stewart resumed teaching. He died in Biloxi, Mississippi, in August 1908 and is buried in St. Louis, Missouri. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.1863-1865 circa1860-1869C.C. Giers National Portrait Gallery, NashvilleStewart, Alexander Peter, 1821-1908; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Tennessee; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #025v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00087http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6332
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