STEWART, Walter, soldier, born about 1756; died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 14 June, 1796. He espoused the American cause at the beginning of the Revolutionary war, raised a company for the 3d Pennsylvania battalion, was commissioned captain, 6 January, 1776, and appointed aide-de-camp to General Gates, 26 May, 1776, in which capacity he served until 17 June, 1777, when he was commissioned by the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania colonel of the state regiment of foot. He took command on 6 July, 1777, and led it at Brandywine and Germantown. By resolution of congress, 12 November, 1777, his regiment was annexed to the Continental army, becoming the 13th regiment of the Pennsylvania line. On 17 January, 1781, it was incorporated with the 2d Pennsylvania, under Colonel Stewart's command. He served with great credit throughout the war, retiring, 1 January, 1783, with the brevet rank of brigadier-general. He was said to be the handsomest, man in the American army. He was afterward well known as a merchant of Philadelphia, and became major-general of the state militia. His full-length portrait is in Colonel Trumbull's picture of the surrender of Cornwallis, on the left of the line of the American officers.