Life span: 11/30/1821 to 06/24/1896TabsLife SummaryFull name: Gustavus Woodson SmithPlace of Birth: Georgetown, KYBurial Place: New London, CTBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateOccupation: PoliticianMilitaryMilitary: Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 05/07/1862 05/07/1862 At Eltham's Landing, Confederate units thwart Union attempts to cut off their retreat from Yorktown 05/31/1862 05/31/1862 Commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia badly wounded on the battlefield 05/31/1862 06/01/1862 Largest battle yet in the eastern theater fought at Fair Oaks, Virginia near Richmond 06/02/1862 06/02/1862 Robert E. Lee is appointed field commander of the Army of Northern Virginia Major TopicsSherman's March Documents Images Gustavus Woodson Smith Gustavus Woodson Smith, detail Gustavus Woodson Smith, civilian clothes Gustavus Woodson Smith, civilian clothes, detail Bibliography
