Life span: 08/03/1816 to 01/29/1897TabsLife SummaryFull name: John Eugene SmithPlace of Birth: SwitzerlandBurial Place: Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, ILBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 2Family: Aimie Annette Smith (wife) Occupation: OtherOther Occupation: JewellerRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderMilitary: Union ArmyUS military (Post-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 05/18/1863 05/18/1863 On the Mississippi, the Union's Army of the Tennessee completely surrounds Vicksburg 05/19/1863 05/19/1863 The Union's Army of the Tennessee attempts the storming of Vicksburg but is beaten back 05/22/1863 05/22/1863 Second Union attempt to take Vicksburg by infantry assault ends in bloody failure with 500 dead 05/25/1863 05/25/1863 After twice failing to storm the city, Union General Grant orders a siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi 05/26/1863 07/03/1863 In Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues Documents Images John Eugene Smith John Eugene Smith, detail Bibliography