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T. G. (Theophilus Gould) Steward
1843–1924
A pioneering Black chaplain, teacher, and writer, this remarkable 19th-century voice brought history, faith, and public life together in his work. His books reflect a lifelong commitment to education, racial uplift, and documenting African American service and achievement.
4 Audiobooks
The Colored Regulars in the United States Army
by T. G. (Theophilus Gould) Steward
How the Black St. Domingo Legion Saved the Patriot Army in the Siege of Savannah, 1779 The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 5
by T. G. (Theophilus Gould) Steward
Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward, Containing: A Full Sketch of Her Life With Various Selections from Her Writings and Letters ...
by T. G. (Theophilus Gould) Steward
Papers of the American Negro Academy. (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 18-19.)
by Archibald Henry Grimké, John Wesley Cromwell, Lafayette M. Hershaw, William Pickens, Arthur Alfonso Schomburg, T. G. (Theophilus Gould) Steward
About the author
Born in Gouldtown, New Jersey, in 1843, Theophilus Gould Steward grew up in a family that valued learning and church life. He became an African Methodist Episcopal minister, educator, and prolific writer, building a career that joined scholarship with public service.
Steward is especially remembered for his service as a U.S. Army chaplain with the 25th Infantry, one of the Buffalo Soldier regiments. The National Park Service notes that he was appointed to that role in 1891, and his later writing helped preserve the history of Black military service, most notably in The Colored Regulars in the United States Army.
After retiring from the Army, he taught at Wilberforce University in Ohio and continued writing on religion, history, and African American life. His work stands out for its clear sense of purpose: to record lives and events that too often went overlooked, and to argue for the dignity, intellect, and achievement of Black Americans.