Charles Ferguson Smith (April 24 1807 - April 25 1862) was a career U.S. Army officer who served in the Mexican-American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War. Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of an army surgeon. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1825 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 2nd U.S. Artillery. As he rose slowly through the ranks of the peacetime army, … Wikipedia
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