Charles Seaforth Stewart (April 11, 1823 – July 22, 1904)[1] was a colonel in the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

[1] His mother was Harriet Bradford (née Tiffany), and his father, Reverend Charles Samuel Stewart was a US Navy chaplain.

[1] Stewart graduated in 1846, ranked first of the 59 students in his class, which entitled him to a coveted assignment in the Corps of Engineers.

[1] In 1872 and 1872, he led the team that examined the seawalls and breakwaters at Trinidad Harbor, Santa Cruz, and Estero Bay.

[1] In 1874 and 1875, he supervised the removal of the wreck of the SS Patrician and the outcropping known as Noonday Rock from San Francisco Harbor.

[1] In 1904, he was promoted to brigadier general on the retired list in recognition of the superior service he rendered throughout his career.