The National tribune., 1903-03-05
ANOTHER CORPS COMMANDER GONE.

Another one of the very small number
of living men who had the distinction of
commanding corps during the war has
been mustered out. Gen. VIM. +. Smith
-"Baldy" Smith-died at his home in
Philadelphia, March /. Gen. Smith was
born in Vermont, and graduated from
West Point in 1915, in the class in which
were Gems. Thomas j. Wood, Chas. p.
Stone. Fitz-John Porter. John p. Hatch,
John w. Davidson, Delos B. Sacket, Cor
don Granger, Henry Il. Clit, David A.
Russell, and Thos. G. Pitcher, of the
Union army. and Gems. VIM. Ii. c. Whit
ing, Thos. q. Rhett, f. Kirby Smith, and
Barnard L. Bee, Of the rebel army. Gen
Smith, owing to his high graduation, was
appointed in the Engineers, and served in
that corps until the beginning of the war,
being then Engineer Secretary of the Light
House Board with the rank of Captain.
He served on the staff of Gen. Mcdowell
leaving that position to assume the
Colonelcy of the Sd Vt. few days before
the battle. He was promoted to Brigadier-
General and served in the defenses of
Washington until the Army of the Poto-
mac left for the Peninsular campaign,
ceived brevet of Lieutenant-C Colonel in
tie Regular Army for gallant and merton
ious services in the battle Of White Gal.
Swamp. He was promoted to Major-G en-
eral Of Volunteers. July 4, 1862; command
ed a division at South Mountain and An
tietam: commanded the Sixth Corps from
Nov. II, 1862, to Feb. 4, 1868, when lie
was assigned to the command of the Ninth
Corps. He was brevetted Colonel for An
tietam. During the Gettysburg campaign
he WIS in command of division in the
Department of the Susqueianna, and Sept.
>, 1863, was appointed Chief Engineer
of the Department of the Cumberland.
where he achieved much reputation by the
preparation of the plan of the successful
passage of the army across the Tennessee
River in the face of the enemy, to relieve
tie siege Of Chattanooga. For this he
was brevetted a Brigad:er-General in the
Regular Army, and subsequently received
the brevet of Major-General for gallant
and meritoriOus services in the field dur
ing the rebellion. Gen. Grant, who lad
conceived a high opinion of his abilities
on account Of his Chattanooga operations.
| had him assigned TO command the Eigh-
tcenth Corps in the army with which it
was intended Butler should seize Peters
burg. Gen. Smith was much blamed, in
conjunction with Gen. Gilmore, who COM
manded the Tenth Corps, for the failure
of this plan, and in the wrangle which
| followed he was relieved from command
July 10. 1864, and sent to await orders
at New York City. This made him bit.
ter enemy Of Gems. Grant and Butler, and
he cherished the feelin, until his death
He resigned his volunteer commission Nov.
4, 1865, and his regular commission March
Z, 1867, to be President of the Interna-
tiohal Telegraph Company. Fifteen years
ago he became engaged in the work of
improving the rivers and harbors in Della
ware and Maryland, and made his home
in Philadelphia. About year ago he re-
| tired from this work, and last November
| took cold from which he never recovered.
The death of Gen. Smith reduces the mum.
Der Of living Corps Commanders to six, to