Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-12-03
AN OLD SOLDIER GONE.

Cen GeOrga III CSas,arx n h~;o~
dier-reneral In the Army ~ .ha r..
federate States. died Noveuber %
az his home. ON Sou.b river In An,s
Arundel eountv aho,,. IN mile. ,ro,,
Anuapolis Ha was zevsars o,a "a
his demise was caused hv . h.u,o,.
rhage of tbe stomach He haa ha.n
unwell for several month. h,,t va.
comparatively active within a week
Of the end.
General Stuart entered the United
States Military Academy In 1874.
|nud. nfknEl,rxn ndnafin0. vas promoted
TO brexet second lieutenant Of the
Second Dragons. He was placed
on frontier duty and speut seven
years in Texas. During this time
he was appointed second lieutenant
Of the Second Dragons, In lS49, and
first lieutenant of the First Cavalry
in 1855. While in the Lone Star
State he was stationed at I2 different
forts or barracks, and was one of the
escorting party 10 Lieutenant. Col.
onel Freeman ON his ;nsnec,;on ,o,r
throughout the State Tn ,ha la,,.r
part of 1855 Lieutenant S,euart was
again detailed ON frontier du,v ,h;s
time at Fort Leavenwor,b and dur-
ing q Sioux expedition Of the same
year he was made can,a;r of the
First Cavalry In 1889 ha ,.oL 49,.
in a Cbevenns sxnsd;,;on GA was
in a sAirmisb near Fort Kearnev
Neb.. August 2s The vea-s 1ss7
and 1858 were spen. AT Fort 7 aavan.
worth. after which Can,a;n S,a,or,
ioined Utah exned;,;on In 1ese
he was stationed In Kansas and
during the following wear was one ~
a scouting party along the Arkansas
river. The years 1859 and 1860
found him in expeditions aoains. the
Kiowa and Comancbe Indians A.
NJ
the inauguration Of President I'm.
coin Captain Steuart commanded a
troop OF cavalry that acted as an as.
cort to the President. On April 22
1861, he resigned from the army and
went to Richmond to ioin the Con.
federacy. At Harper's Ferry. In
May, 1861, Gen. Joseph Il. Johnston
placed him in command of eirht In
complete companies, OF which Can't.
Bradley r. johnson was forming tho
nucleus OF a regiment Of Marvland.
ers. On June l6 of the same wear
the FIRST Maryland Regiment was
organized, with Arnold Elzev M
colonel, George II. Steuart as lieu.
tenant. colonel and Bradley T, John.
son as major. After the firs. bat,le
Of Manassas Col El,ev was mad. a
brieadier. general LIeu,enan,.co,.
ouel Steuart a colonel and Major
johnson lieutenant. colonel On
March II, 1862, Colonial s,euar. Was
promoted 10 brigadier.gene and
assigned 10 the command ofa cavalry
brigade with Jackson In the Valley
Of Virginia. Heled his brigade dur.
ing the Valley campalgn and ON
June he was ,ransferrsa ~ ,ha
command OF the Second Brigade N
Jackson = Division OF Infantry com.
posed Of 6ue Virginia regimsn,s
At the battle of Cross Keys. June q
1862, he was badly wounded In tho
shoulder by q grape shot. and dur.
ing the rest OF the year law In n hos.
pital on sick furlough.
In January. lsss be wa. ass,yn.
ed 70 the comand Of n brigade of In.
fantry In Ewell's Corps. consisting
Of two North Carolina reglmen,s
three Virginia regiments and the
Second MARYLAND Infantry Of which
Col. James r, Herber, was the chief
officer. He commanded this brigade
in the march through Maryland and
Pennsylvania 10 Gettysburv. and
carried by assault the dif,oun
height of Culp's Hin ON July q I.
was there that the Second Maryland
lost lis field officers. Herbert and
Goldsboroueh were wounded and
its senior captain, VIM. III. Murrv
WAS killed. Out OF $50 man who