Benjamin Burgh Smith Jr.
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:
1861: Lt. Confederate Army Engineers
1861: Captain Company B, 11thSouth 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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