George Hume Steuart | |
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Brigadier General George H. Steuart in Confederate uniform
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Nickname(s) | "Maryland Steuart" |
Born |
Baltimore, Maryland |
August 24, 1826
Died | November 22, 1903 South River, Maryland |
(aged 75)
Place of burial | Green Mount Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland |
Allegiance |
United States of America Confederate States of America |
Service/branch |
United States Army Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1848–61 (USA), 1861–65 (CSA) |
Rank |
Captain USA; Brigadier General CSA |
Commands held | Maryland Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia |
Battles/wars | |
Relations |
George H. Steuart (great-grandfather) George H. Steuart (father) Richard Sprigg Steuart (uncle) |
George Hume Steuart (August 24, 1828 – November 22, 1903) was a planter in Maryland and an American military officer; he served thirteen years in the United States Army before resigning his commission at the start of the American Civil War. He joined the Confederacy and rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Army of Northern Virginia. Nicknamed "Maryland" to avoid verbal confusion with Virginia cavalryman J.E.B. Stuart, Steuart unsuccessfully promoted the secession of Maryland before and during the conflict. He began the war as a captain of the 1st Maryland Infantry, CSA, and was promoted to colonel after the First Battle of Manassas.
In 1862 he became brigadier general. After a brief cavalry command he was reassigned to infantry. Wounded at Cross Keys, Steuart was out of the war for almost a year while recovering from a shoulder injury. He was reassigned to Lee's army shortly before the Battle of Gettysburg. Steuart was captured at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, and exchanged in the summer of 1864. He held a command in the Army of Northern Virginia for the remainder of the war. Steuart was among the officers with Robert E. Lee when he surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.