Smith, Charles Ferguson

Life Span
to
Full name
Charles Ferguson Smith
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, PA
Burial Place
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
Education
West Point (US Military Academy)
Occupation
Military
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Union Army
Date Event
In Paducah, Kentucky, Union officers clash over the treatment of a local secessionist
- On the Tennessee River, Union forces deploy for an assault on Forts Henry and Donelson
- In Tennessee, Union forces surround Fort Donelson and begin probing attacks
In Tennessee, Union troops reinforce the siege of Fort Donelson, while gunboats attack from the river
In Tennessee, Confederate troops attempt a full-scale break out from the siege of Fort Donelson
In Tennessee, General Grant forces Fort Donelson's "unconditional and immediate" surrender
At Savannah, Tennessee, experienced Union division commander Charles F. Smith dies of illness
War Department renames the forts defending Washington DC to honor senior officers killed in the war
Date Title
Brigadier-General Charles F. Smith, General Orders No. 36, Paducah, Kentucky, November 27, 1861
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