Years of service 1846–1886 Rank Colonel | Name Charles Stewart Battles/wars American Civil War | |
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Born April 11, 1823
American ship Thames ( 1823-04-11 ) Buried at Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, New York (42°42′22″N 74°54′47″W / 42.70611°N 74.91306°W / 42.70611; -74.91306) Died July 1, 1904, Siasconset, Massachusetts, United States Place of burial Cooperstown, New York, United States Service/branch United States Army Corps of Engineers | ||
Battles and wars American Civil War Allegiance United States of America | ||
Charles Seaforth Stewart (April 11, 1823 – July 22, 1904) was a colonel in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He graduated first in his West Point Class of 1846, which included future generals George McClellan, Stonewall Jackson, and George Pickett.
He was born at sea, as the son of Reverend Charles Samuel Stewart, a US Navy chaplain. He was chief engineer of the defenses at Hampton Roads from September 1861 to November 1864. From November 1864 to June 1865, he was chief engineer of the Middle Military Division. For his Civil War service, he was brevetted to lieutenant colonel.
Stewart reached the rank of colonel in June 1882 and retired in 1886. He was appointed brigadier general by an act of Congress, in April 1904, a few months before his death.