Preston Smith
Birthplace: Giles County, Tennessee
Father: Durie Smith 1779 – 1831
Mother: Lucinda Morton 1792 – 1870
Wife: Mary Amanda Crawford 1826 –
Children:
Louisa Smith
Education:
Attended Jackson College in Columbia, Tennessee
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Memphis & Waynesboro, Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 154th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded in the right shoulder disabling arm Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Rode into a federal Brigade Mortal Wound, Battle of Chickamauga
Died: September 19, 1863
Place of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, Catoosa County, Georgia
Age at time of Death: 40 years old
Cause of Death: Gun Shot Wounds to the chest and heart
Original Burial Place: Atlanta, Georgia
Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee (May 2, 1868)
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