George H. Steuart (brigadier general)

George Hume Steuart
Brigadier General George H. Steuart in Confederate uniform
Nickname(s)	"Maryland Steuart"
Born	(1828-08-24)August 24, 1828 Baltimore, Maryland, US
Died	November 22, 1903(1903-11-22) (aged 75) South River, Maryland, US
Place of burial	Green Mount Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland
Allegiance	United States of America  Confederate States of America
Service / branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1848–61 (USA), 1861–65 (CSA)
Rank	Captain USA; Brigadier General CSA
Commands	Maryland Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia
Battles / wars	Utah War American Civil War First Battle of Manassas Jackson's Valley Campaign First Battle of Winchester Battle of Cross Keys Gettysburg Campaign Second Battle of Winchester Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Mine Run Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Richmond-Petersburg Campaign Appomattox Campaign Battle of Five Forks Battle of Sayler's Creek Battle of Appomattox Court House
Relations	George H. Steuart (great-grandfather) George H. Steuart (father) Richard Sprigg Steuart (uncle)

George Hume Steuart (August 24, 1828 – November 22, 1903) was a planter in Maryland and an American military officer; he served thirteen years in the United States Army before resigning his commission at the start of the American Civil War. He joined the Confederacy and rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Army of Northern Virginia. Nicknamed "Maryland" to avoid verbal confusion with Virginia cavalryman J.E.B. Stuart, Steuart unsuccessfully promoted the secession of Maryland before and during the conflict. He began the war as a captain of the 1st Maryland Infantry, CSA, and was promoted to colonel after the First Battle of Manassas.

In 1862 he became brigadier general. After a brief cavalry command he was reassigned to infantry. Wounded at Cross Keys, Steuart was out of the war for almost a year while recovering from a shoulder injury. He was reassigned to Lee's army shortly before the Battle of Gettysburg. Steuart was captured at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, and exchanged in the summer of 1864. He held a command in the Army of Northern Virginia for the remainder of the war. Steuart was among the officers with Robert E. Lee when he surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.

Steuart spent the rest of a long life operating a plantation in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. In the late nineteenth century, he joined the United Confederate Veterans and became commander of the Maryland division.