The Shasta courier., 1862-05-03
Death of General Smith.

Major General Charles f. Smith died on
the 25th April, at Savanna, Tennessee. In
losing this gallant officer, the service suffers
greatly His bravery Won for Us the victory
at Donelson. for which hewas made Major
General We clip the following notice of
this gallant gentleman from the Sacramento
Union
General Smith was native of Pennsylva-
MIA, and a son of DIR. Samuel B. Smith He
entered West Point in 1921. and graduated
in 1926, standing number nineteen in his
class. On the lst of July, 1925, he was APP
pointed Second Lieutenant of the Second Ar
tillery. and thus commenced his thirty
years of service in connection with the army.
In 1929, Smith was appointed Assistant In
structor in Infantry Tactics at West Point,
which position he retained until September.
1881. In the following year he was promoted
to the rank of First Lieutenant. On the lst
of April, 1888, he was appointed Instructor
of Infantry Tactics and Commandant of Ca
diets at West Point, which position he retain
ed until September lst, 1872. Icing promoted,
in the meantime, to a Captaincy, Smith was
the Preceptor of Grant. and many othor dis
tinguished officers. The war with Mexico
summoned tntS accomplished SoAoiSA - -N'Oi
perilous service in the field. In April, 1871,
he was brevetted Major for gallant conduct
in the battles of Palo Alto and Reseca de la
Palma, his brevet dating from May 9, 1916.
In May, 1913, he was appointed Lieutenant
Colonel by brevet for efficient services at
Monterey, this brevet da ing from the 23d of
September. 1877. In the following August,
he received further brevet that of Colonel.
for meritorious conduct in the battles of
Contreras and Cherubusco. In June, 1913.
Smith was appointed Acting Inspector Gen
eral of the army in Mexico. On the 25th of
November, 1854, he was promoted to the Ma
lority of the First Artillery, and on the Sd of
March, 1855, to the Lieutenant Colonelcy of
the 10th Infantry. For some time after the
outbreak of the present war, Colonel Smith
remained in command of the forces in the
harbor of New York But in seeking for
Brigadiers for the great army of volunteers,
the Government could not long ignore the
claims of so able and skillful an officer and
on The 31st of August, 1861, he received the
appointment of Brigadier General of Volun-
teers, and was ordered to the Departmental
the West There his first service was that
of seizing and fortifying Padueah. Kentucky.
an important strategic point His splendid
services during the battle of Fort Donelson
were universally applauded, and the Govern
ment promptly rewarded him with the COM
mission of Major General. When the victo
rious army ofWestern Kentucky was ordered
to proceed up the Tennessee river to Savanna,
Smith was in command, Grant having been
temporarily superseded The latter was re-
instated, however. and at the great battle of
Pittsburg Landing, TOR Shelah, as it is term
ed in the East Smith was second in COM
mand. Upon the eve of another sanguinary
struggle, in the same vicinity, he has sue
cumbed to the most invincible of conquerors.
He sleeps his last sleep, he has fought his last battle
No sound can awake him to glory again.
But the Army of the Wet will emulate his
deeds, and his fame is secure as one of the
heroes of the war for the Union.