Gustavus Smith (other)
Gustavus Smith may refer to: * Gustavus Woodson Smith (1821–1896), United States Army officer and civil engineer * Gustavus T. Smith (1800–1875), English cricketer * Gustavus Adolphus Smith (1820–1885), carriage maker in Decatur, Illinois {{hndis, Smith, Gustavus ...
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Gustavus Woodson Smith
Gustavus Woodson Smith (November 30, 1821 – June 24, 1896), more commonly known as G.W. Smith, was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Mexican–American War, a civil engineer, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He briefly commanded the Army of Northern Virginia from May 31 until June 1, 1862, following the wounding of General Joseph E. Johnston at the Battle of Seven Pines, and before General Robert E. Lee took command. Smith later served as Interim Confederate Secretary of War and in the Georgia state militia. Early life and Mexico Smith was born in Georgetown, Kentucky, and was a brother-in-law of Horace Randal and a distant relative of John Bell Hood. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point as a brevet second lieutenant in 1842. Smith finished eighth out of 56 cadets while at West Point. He entered the Army Corps of Engineers afterward, and was promoted to second lieutenant o ...
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