Teacher of Civil War generals

Major General Charles Ferguson Smith, soldier and West Point commandant

By Allen H. Mesch

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Publish Date

2015

Publisher

McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

Language

eng

Pages

331

Description:

"General Charles Ferguson Smith served at the U.S. Military Academy from 1829 to 1842 as Instructor of Tactics, Adjutant to the Superintendent and Commandant of Cadets. Drawing on never before published letters and journals, this long overdue biography reveals Smith as a faithful officer, excellent disciplinarian, able commander and modest gentleman"--

subjects: United States Military Academy, Generals, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Biography, History, United states military academy, Mexican war, 1846-1848, personal narratives, Generals, biography

People: Charles Ferguson Smith (1807-1862)

Places: United States

Times: Civil War, 1861-1865