Brigadier General David Stuart - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

EARLY LIFE

David Stuart was born in Brooklyn, New York, the second child of Robert Stuart, a fur trader and partner of John Jacob Astor. Robert Stuart also was the discoverer of the South Pass, Wyoming. He attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Oberlin College and Amherst College and graduated in 1838. In 1842, Stuart was admitted to the Michigan Bar and was appointed Detroit City Attorney. Stuart was appointed Wayne County Prosecutor in 1844. As the Democratic candidate, he was elected to Congress from the Michigan First District. At the end of his term in 1855, he retired from politics and moved to Chicago as one of the attorneys for the Illinois Central Railroad.

CIVIL WAR

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Stuart set out to raise troops. He raised two regiments of 1,000 men each and equipped them from his own funds. On July 22, 1861, Stuart was elected Lt. Colonel of the 1st Douglas Regiment and on October 31, he was elected Colonel of the 55th Regiment. Colonel Stuart was in command of a brigade in Sherman’s division at the Battle of Shiloh where he was severely wounded. He was appointed brigadier general of volunteers, November 29, 1862 by President Lincoln and led his brigade at the battles of Chickasaw Bayou and Arkansas Post. On March 11, 1863 the U.S. Senate declined to confirm his nomination to brigadier general, and he resigned on April 3, 1863.

He returned to Detroit and resumed his law practice. He died on September 12, 1868.

Born: March 12, 1816
Died: September 12, 1868
Buried: Section A, Lot 76

Interesting note here. His headstone shows his birth year as 1815 even though he was born in 1816.

Description: Appointed Brigadier General by President Lincoln by not confirmed by Congress during the U.S. Civil War, so he resigned. Date of birth: 03/12/1816 Date of death: 09/12/1868 Area of notoriety: Military Marker Type: Headstone Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Visiting hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. every day. Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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