Smith, Martin Luther

Life Span
to
Full name
Martin Luther Smith
Place of Birth
Danby, NY
Burial Place
Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, GA
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
Family
Sarah Evalina Nisbet Smith (wife)
Education
West Point (US Military Academy)
Occupation
Military
Other
Other Occupation
Civil Engineer
Church or Religious Denomination
Lutheran
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Confederate Army
Date Event
On the Mississippi, the Union's Army of the Tennessee completely surrounds Vicksburg
The Union's Army of the Tennessee attempts the storming of Vicksburg but is beaten back
Second Union attempt to take Vicksburg by infantry assault ends in bloody failure with 500 dead
After twice failing to storm the city, Union General Grant orders a siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi
- In Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues
Vicksburg Campaign
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