James Stewart (artilleryman)
American Civil War artilleryman from Scotland (1826-1905)
James Stewart (May 18, 1826 – April 8, 1905) was a Scottish-born American soldier who served as an artilleryman during the American Civil War. Stewart immigrated to the United States from Scotland in 1844.
Military career
Stewart joined the United States Army as a private in 1851. Continuously serving in 4th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery B; by late 1861 he was its first sergeant. Battery commander John Gibbon, soon to become a major general, described Stewart as "the best first sergeant I ever saw in the service.". In November 1861 he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant. At the Battle of Antietam, his artillery battery was first deployed due east of the D. R. Miller house, north of the Cornfield, helping to stop Jackson's men. Later they moved to the west side of the Hagerstown pike, due west of the Cornfield and were engaged against Hood's Division. The battery lost 40 of 100 engaged while in this position. When the commanding officer Captain Joseph B. Campbell was wounded, Stewart took command.
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