1897 Confederate General Alexander Peter Stewart Autographed Hand Written Letter, signed twice. (October 2, 1821 August 30, 1908) was a career. Officer, college professor, and a. At the start of the. In 1861, although he was a strong anti. Politically, Stewart accepted a commission as. Shortly afterwards he entered the Confederate Army on August 15 as a major of artillery. Stewart was appointed a. On November 8 and assigned to command the 2nd. Columbus District, of the Confederate Department No. Two the precursor to the Dept. Stewart held this position from November 16 until that December, when his brigade was transferred to the Department’s First Geographical Division until February 1862. His brigade was then briefly added to. S division in the Department until it joined the. Stewart’s brigade was added to the Army of Mississippi’s First Corps, under the command of. The Army of Mississippi became the. Near the end of 1862, and Stewart and his brigade continued to serve in the First Corps of that army as well. He was promoted to divisional command and to major general on June 2, 1863. And he participated in the. He was in action at the. That September, and was wounded in the fight on September 19. The item “1897 Confederate General Alexander Peter Stewart Autographed Hand Written Letter” is in sale since Saturday, February 27, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Autographs\Historical”. The seller is “zartanthegreat1″ and is located in Woodstock, Georgia. This item can be shipped worldwide.