★★★ Smith, Robert Anderson

Robert Anderson Smith
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Born: December 19, 1824

Birthplace: Clinton, Georgia

Father: Colonel James Smith 1788 – 1852

(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)​

Mother: Elizabeth Cleveland 1792 – 1879

(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)​

Wife: Catherine A. Dowdell 1826 – 1851

(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)​

Children:

Juliet A. Smith Iverson Unknown – 1885​

(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia)​

Education:

Graduated from Oglethorpe College​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Macon, Georgia​

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President of Macon YMCA​

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1857 – 1861: Captain of Macon Volunteers Militia​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain Company B, 2nd​ Georgia Battalion​

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1862: Colonel of 44th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Mortally Wounded three times at Mechanicsville, Virginia​

Died: June 26, 1862

Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia

Cause of Death: War Wounds

Age at time of Death: 37 years old

Burial Place: Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia