Joseph Stewart

Joseph Stewart (1822-1904) - Born 29 Jan 1822 in Columbia, Kentucky. A career military artillery officer and United States Military Academy graduate. Died 23 April 1904, Berkeley, California. He entered the United States Military Academy 1 Jul 1838 and graduated 1 Jul 1842 in the Class of 1842 ranking 18th out of 56. He entered service in the 1st U.S. Artillery. He served during the Mexican War at the Battle of Monterrey and at the second battle of Pyramid Lake during the Pyramid Lake Paiute War. He served during the U.S. Civil War as an artillery officer and recruiter. After the war he was promoted to Major, 4th U.S. Artillery and he served at various posts in staff and command positions including Fort Klamath, Fort McHenry, Fort Macon, the Presidio of San Francisco, Fort Canby and at Sitka Alaska. He was under arrest at Yerba Island from 28 Nov 1874 to 17 Jun 1875 and in confinement from 17 Jun 1874 to 17 Jun 1875 without rank and command. After release he was in command at Fort Canby from 20 Sep 1876 to his retirement 25 Aug 1879 as a Lt. Colonel. He died in Berkeley California on 23 Apr 1904. Buried in San Francisco National Cemetery, Section OS, Plot 8, in San Francisco, California Marriage: Octavia Cripps Fayssoux (1824-1856) married 1845, Charleston, South Carolina, born 11 May 1824, Charleston, South Carolina, died 11 May 1856, Fort Miller, California Joseph Stewart Jr. (1846-1913) born South Carolina, died 15 Jan 1913, Okland, California William Fayssoux Stewart (1849-1924) born 13 Jun 1849, Rhode Island, died 29 Feb 1924, Virginia, Arlington National Cemetery, Colonel, Coast Artillery, Retired Bio Mary Elizabeth Stewart (1853-????) born 1853, died ? Esther Anna Moore (1841-1879) married 2 Feb 1858, San Francisco, California, born 1841 in Mississippi, died 1879, Clatsop, Oregon Francis H. Stewart (1862-????) Charles Stewart (1863-????) Helen A. Stewart (1865-????) Edward J. Stewart (1868-????) Josephine A. Stewart (1871-????) Alice Stewart (1874-????) Ester Stewart (1878-????) Assignments: (1838-1842) Cadet, United States Military Academy (1842-1843) Bvt. 2nd Lt. (1 Jul 1842), 1st U.S. Artillery, Fort Adams (1), Rhode Island (1843-1843) Hancock Barracks, Maine; Fort McHenry, Maryland (1843-1845) Fort Moultrie, South Carolina (1845-1846) Augusta Arsenal, Georgia (1846-1848) 1st Lt. 3rd U.S. Artillery, 17 Oct 1846, Mexican War, Mexico (1848-1849) Fort Trumbull, Connecticut (1849-1850) Fort Adams (1). Rhode Island (1850-1851) Fort Constitution, New Hampshire (1851-1851) Fort Sullivan (1), Maine (1851-1853) Fort Constitution, New Hampshire (1853-1853) St. Louis, Missouri (1853-1855) Fort Snelling, Minnesota (1855-1856) Capt., 3rd U.S. Artillery, 3 Jan 1856, Fort Miller, California (1856-1858) Fort Umpqua, Oregon (1858-1858) San Bernardino, California (1858-1859) Fort Yuma, California (1859-1860) San Francisco Harbor, California (1860-1860) Carson Valley Expedition and Fort Churchill, Nevada (1860-1861) Alcatraz Island, California (1861-1865) U.S. Civil War (1862-1863) Defenses of Washington, DC and detached service on the West Coast (1863-1865) San Francisco Harbor, California (1865-1865) Monterey, California (1865-1866) Major, 4th U.S. Artillery, 11 Dec 1865, Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts (1866-1866) Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Fort Adams, Rhode Island (1866-1866) Washington, DC (1866-1867) Fort Whipple, Virginia (1867-1868) Commanding Sub-District of Alexandria, Virginia and Military Commissioner (1868-1869) Commanding Fort McHenry, Maryland (1869-1870) Commanding Fort Delaware (1870-1872) Fort Macon, North Carolina (1873-1874) Sitka, Alaska (1875-1875) Presidio of San Francisco, California (1875-1876) Suspended from rank and command and confined at Yerba Buena Island, California (1876-1879) Lt. Col. 3rd U.S. Artillery, 18 Jul 1879, command of Fort Canby, Washington (25 Aug 1879) Retired from service after 30 years Sources: Wikipedia - Joseph Stewart Cullum's Register - Graduate No. 1128 - Joseph Stewart Obituary Find A Grave - Joseph Stewart