Smith, Gustavus Woodson

Life Span
to
Full name
Gustavus Woodson Smith
Place of Birth
Georgetown, KY
Burial Place
New London, CT
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
Occupation
Politician
Military
Military
Confederate Army
Date Event
At Eltham's Landing, Confederate units thwart Union attempts to cut off their retreat from Yorktown
- Largest battle yet in the eastern theater fought at Fair Oaks, Virginia near Richmond
Commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia badly wounded on the battlefield
Robert E. Lee is appointed field commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
Sherman's March
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