Alexander P. Stewart

Lieutenant-General

Alexander Peter Stewart
Lieutenant-General; Alexander Peter Stewart
	Alexander Stewart, photo taken during American Civil War
Born	October 2, 1821; Rogersville, Tennessee
Died	August 30, 1908 (aged 86); Biloxi, Mississippi
Place of burial	Bellefontaine Cemetery; St. Louis, Missouri
Allegiance	United States of America; Confederate States of America
Service/branch	United States Army; Confederate States Army
Years of service	1842–1845 (USA); 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank	Second Lieutenant (USA); Lieutenant General (CSA)
Unit	3rd U.S. Artillery Regiment
Commands held	2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Polk's Corps; Stewart's Division, Buckner's Corps; Third Corps, Army of Tennessee; Army of Tennessee
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Belmont; Battle of Shiloh; Siege of Corinth; Battle of Perryville; Battle of Stones River; Battle of Hoover's Gap; Battle of Chickamauga; Battle of Missionary Ridge; Battle of Ezra Church; Second Battle of Tilton; Second Battle of Franklin; Battle of Nashville;
Other work	University chancellor, park commissioner

Alexander Peter Stewart (October 2, 1821 – August 30, 1908) was a career United States Army officer, college professor, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He fought in many of the most significant battles in the Western Theater of the war and briefly took command of the Army of Tennessee in 1865.

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