Alexander P. Stewart

Lieutenant-General

Alexander Peter Stewart
Lieutenant-General; Alexander Peter Stewart
	Photo of Stewart taken during the American Civil War
Born	October 2, 1821; Rogersville, Tennessee, US
Died	August 30, 1908 (aged 86); Biloxi, Mississippi, US
Place of burial	Bellefontaine Cemetery; St. Louis, Missouri
Allegiance	United States; Confederate States of America
Branch	US Army; Confederate States Army
Service years	1842–1845 (USA); 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank	Second Lieutenant (USA); Lieutenant General (CSA)
Unit	3rd U.S. Artillery Regiment
Commands	2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Polk's Corps; Stewart's Division, Buckner's Corps; Third Corps, Army of Tennessee; Army of Tennessee
Conflicts	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	Professor (Cumberland University, University of Nashville); chancellor (University of Mississippi); park commissioner;
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Alexander Peter Stewart (October 2, 1821 – August 30, 1908) was a Confederate military officer during the American Civil War and a college professor. 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.