★★★ Smith, Benjamin Burgh

Benjamin Burgh Smith Jr.
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Born: May 15, 1835

Birthplace: Summerville, South Carolina

Father: Dr. Benjamin Burgh Smith Sr. 1814 – 1883
(Buried: Saint Pauls Episcopal Church, Summerville, South Carolina)​

Mother: Catherine Smith Farr 1815 – 1872
(Buried: Saint Pauls Episcopal Church, Summerville, South Carolina)​

Education:

Graduated from South Carolina Military Academy​
Graduated from Charleston Medical College​

Occupation before War:

Medical Doctor and Civil Engineer in Colleton District, South Carolina​

Civil War Career:
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1861: Lt. Confederate Army Engineers​
1861: Captain Company B, 11th​South Carolina Infantry Regiment​

1861 – 1862: Major 11th​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​
1862: Major 2nd​ South Carolina Battalion Sharpshooters​
1863 – 1864: Major Assistant Adjutant General Gist’s Staff​
1864: Wounded Battle of Franklin, Tennessee​
1865: Colonel 16th​/24th​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​

Occupation after War:

Civil Engineer and Medical Doctor, Charleston, South Carolina​

Died: February 7, 1904

Place of Death: Charleston, South Carolina

Age at time of Death: 68 years old

Burial Place: Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Summerville, South Carolina
 
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