David Stuart (Michigan)

For other people of the same name, see David Stuart (disambiguation).

David Stuart
Born	March 12, 1816(1816-03-12) Brooklyn, New York
Died	September 11, 1868(1868-09-11) (aged 52) Detroit, Michigan
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	Union Army
Rank	Brigadier General (negated)[1]
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Shiloh Battle of Chickasaw Bayou Battle of Fort Hindman
Other work	U.S. Congressman from Michigan

David Stuart (March 12, 1816 – September 12, 1868) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Early life

Stuart was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Robert Stuart, discoverer of the South Pass, Wyoming. He attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Oberlin College^{[citation needed]} and Amherst College, graduating in 1838. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Detroit, Michigan.

He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress, serving from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1855. He chaired the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress.

Civil War

Stuart moved to Chicago, Illinois, and enlisted in the Union Army. He was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the Forty-second Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, July 22, 1861, and then colonel of the Fifty-fifth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, October 31, 1861. He commanded the 2nd Brigade in William T. Sherman's division at the battle of Shiloh. He was appointed brigadier general of volunteers, November 29, 1862 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.

Postbellum career

Stuart resumed the practice of law in Detroit, Michigan, where he died and is interred in Elmwood Cemetery.

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Army portal
	American Civil War portal

References

1. ^ Eicher p. 611

• David Stuart (Michigan) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-15
• The Political Graveyard
• Elmwood Cemetery Biography on David Stuart

External links

• "David Stuart (Michigan)". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5892354. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Ebenezer J. Penniman	United States Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Michigan 1853– 1855	Succeeded by William Alanson Howard

Persondata
Name	Stuart, David
Alternative names
Short description	Union Army officer and American politician
Date of birth	March 12, 1816
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
Date of death	September 12, 1868
Place of death	Detroit, Michigan