George H. Steuart
Military Person
1790 – 1867
Who was George H. Steuart?
Major General George H Steuart was a United States general who fought during the War of 1812, and later joined the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. His military career began in 1814 when, as a captain, he raised a company of Maryland volunteers, leading them at both the Battle of Bladensberg and the Battle of North Point, where he was wounded. After the war he rose to become major general and commander-in-chief of the First Light Division, Maryland Militia.
During John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, Steuart personally led a detachment of militia, and, as the prospect of civil war drew closer, he was among those who lobbied unsuccessfully for Maryland to secede from the Union. In 1861, at the start of the Civil War, Steuart left his home state of Maryland and joined the Confederacy, though at 71 years of age he was by then considered too old for active service. This did not prevent him from personally riding with Lee's army and even being captured at the First Battle of Manassas.
He is sometimes confused with his eldest son, Brigadier General George H.
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- Born
- Nov 1, 1790
Anne Arundel County - Also known as
- Major General George H. Steuart
- Education
- Princeton University
- Died
- Oct 21, 1867
Baltimore - Resting place
- Green Mount Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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