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William "Extra Billy" Smith (September 6, 1797 – May 18, 1887) was a lawyer, congressman, the 30th and 35th Governor of Virginia, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On his appointment in January 1863, at 65, Smith was the oldest Confederate general to hold field command in the war.
Smith was the oldest general at Gettysburg, being 66 years old at the time of the battle, he, too, was the governor-elect of Virginia; having recently won the gubernatorial election. On July 3, 1863, Smith's men fought against the Union XII Corps on Lower Culp's Hill and Spangler's Meadow.
George William Smith (1762 – December 26, 1811) was a Virginia lawyer and politician who served several terms in the Virginia House of Delegates and was twice the acting governor of the state before then being elected as the 17th Governor of Virginia. His term as elected governor was short and ended with his death in the Richmond ...
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. William " Extra Billy " Smith (September 6, 1797 – May 18, 1887) was a lawyer, congressman, the 30th and 35th Governor of Virginia, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Virginia. Gov. William Smith. Terms January 1, 1846 - January 1, 1849. January 1, 1864 - June 13, 1865. Party Democratic. Born September 6, 1797. Passed May 18, 1887. Birth State Virginia. Family Married Elizabeth H. Bell; eleven children. Status Resigned. National Office (s) Served Representative. Military Service Army. About.
Memoirs of Governor William Smith, of Virginia. His political, military, and personal history. | Library of Congress. Book/Printed Material Memoirs of Governor William Smith, of Virginia. His political, military, and personal history. About this Item. Image w/Text. PDF. Results: 1-40 of 506.
3 de jan. de 2008 · Virginia. Born Sep 6th 1797. Died May 18th 1887. 1836-40. 1841-42. Member of Virginia Senate. 1846-49. Governor of Virginia. 1841-43. 1853-61. Member of United States Congress. 1861-62. Member of Confederate States Congress. 1861-62. Colonel 49th Virginia Volunteers. 1862-63. Brig. General Confederate States Army. 1863-64.
