SMITH, Martin Luther

Confederate

Born: September 9 1819, Danby NY

Died: July 29 1866, Savannah GA

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1842, surveyed coasts and rivers, Mexican War, civil engineer, resigned US army April 1861.

War Service: March 1861 Maj. of engineers, worked on defenses of New Orleans, February 1862 Col. of 21st Louisiana, April 1862 Brig. Gen., command of Dist. in Dept. of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana, command at Vicksburg, November 1862 Maj. Gen., Vicksburg (c), chief engineer to R E Lee, chief engineer to Hood at Atlanta, constructed defenses at Mobile.

Post War: Civil engineer