Martin Luther Smith
Martin Luther Smith | |
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| Born | September 9, 1819 Danby, New York |
| Died | July 29, 1866 (aged 46) Savannah, Georgia |
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| Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Branch | United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1842–1861 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank | Captain (USA) Major General (CSA) |
| Battles / wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
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Martin Luther Smith (September 9, 1819 – July 29, 1866) was an American soldier and civil engineer, serving as a major general in the Confederate States Army. Smith was one of the few Northern-born generals to fight for the Confederacy, as he had served most of his early military career in the South with the United States Army's topographical engineers, marrying a native of Athens, Georgia. He planned and constructed the defenses of Vicksburg.