James Stewart

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. During the first day of fighting at Gettysburg, Stewart was placed west of the Thompson House, supported by the Sixth Wisconsin, plus the 11th and 143rd Pennsylvania regiments. On August 1, 1864, he was brevetted captain for "gallant services at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House and during the present campaign before Richmond..."

After the war he remained in the Regular Army, being transferred to the 18th U.S. Infantry Regiment. He retired as a Major in 1879.