144:
153:
425:
357:
28:
609:
579:
589:
559:
584:
381:
364:
Between July 31, 1864 and August 22, 1864 and between
December 23, 1864 and February 25, 1865, Smyth commanded the 2nd division of the corps. In April 1865 near
604:
594:
438:
334:
and advanced to the area of the Bliss farm to oust enemy sharpshooters. Smyth was wounded on the third day of the battle and relinquished command briefly.
475:
405:
confirmed the appointment on March 26, 1867. Smyth was the last Union general killed or mortally wounded during the war, and is buried in
599:
406:
307:
85:
538:
518:
228:
147:
529:
388:
170:
294:
He enlisted in 1861 in the Union army in an Irish-American three-months regiment, the 24th
Pennsylvania, and quickly made a
398:
243:
159:
554:
271:
564:
315:
274:
expedition to
Nicaragua. Smyth was employed as a wood carver and coach & carriage maker. In 1858, he moved to
206:
108:
143:
430:
303:
201:
104:
311:
295:
152:
286:
Smyth was a
Freemason. He was raised on March 6, 1865 in Washington Lodge No. 1 in Wilmington, Delaware.
299:
574:
569:
410:
402:
327:
275:
262:, and worked on his father's farm as a youth. He emigrated to the United States in 1854, settling in
211:
182:
89:
70:
365:
356:
350:
319:
239:. He was the last Union general killed in the war. In March 1867, he was nominated and confirmed a
216:
236:
196:
120:
534:
514:
395:
373:
369:
346:
342:
338:
240:
186:
156:
345:
was wounded, Smyth was transferred to his command, the third brigade of second division, the
341:. He led the second brigade of the first division from March 25 to May 17, 1864. When Col
505:
391:
331:
323:
548:
377:
401:
of volunteers to rank from April 7, 1865, the date he was mortally wounded, and the
337:
Smyth retained brigade command during the reorganization of II Corps before Grant's
267:
263:
27:
302:
of the 1st
Delaware Infantry, a three-years regiment. He served at the battles of
255:
50:
368:, Smyth was shot through the mouth by a sniper, with the bullet shattering his
420:
232:
124:
476:"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Burke's Tavern"
93:
74:
349:. In October 1864, Smyth was promoted to brigadier general during the
259:
54:
355:
394:
nominated Smyth for posthumous appointment to the grade of
353:. He retained command of his brigade throughout the siege.
474:
Virginia
Historic Landmarks Commission staff (June 1975).
610:
Union military personnel killed in the
American Civil War
246:
of volunteers posthumously to rank from April 7, 1865.
322:, he commanded the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division of the
192:
166:
138:
130:
114:
100:
80:
60:
37:
18:
372:and paralyzing him. Smyth died two days later at
32:Thomas Alfred Smyth during the American Civil War
227:(December 25, 1832 – April 9, 1865) was a
526:Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders
580:Burials at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery
8:
590:Military personnel from Wilmington, Delaware
560:People of Delaware in the American Civil War
481:. Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
460:
458:
456:
454:
439:List of American Civil War generals (Union)
26:
15:
585:Irish soldiers in the United States Army
171:1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry Regiment
450:
7:
605:Irish emigrants to the United States
306:(following which he was promoted to
595:Military personnel from County Cork
376:, concurrent with the surrender of
178:3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, II Corps
176:2nd Brigade, 1st Division, II Corps
174:2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, II Corps
407:Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery
86:Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery
14:
254:Smyth was born in Ballyhooly in
530:Louisiana State University Press
423:
360:Burke's Tavern, where Smyth died
151:
142:
298:. He was later commissioned as
389:President of the United States
1:
512:, Stanford Univ. Press, 2001,
626:
207:Battle of Chancellorsville
600:19th-century Irish people
431:American Civil War portal
25:
330:, his men helped defend
202:Battle of Fredericksburg
105:United States of America
510:Civil War High Commands
382:Appomattox Court House
361:
180:2nd Division, II Corps
504:Eicher, John H., and
491:Eicher, 2001, p. 715.
359:
270:. He participated in
131:Years of service
464:Eicher, 2001, p. 500
411:Wilmington, Delaware
403:United States Senate
328:Battle of Gettysburg
276:Wilmington, Delaware
212:Battle of Gettysburg
555:Union Army generals
387:On March 18, 1867,
366:Farmville, Virginia
351:Siege of Petersburg
320:Gettysburg Campaign
225:Thomas Alfred Smyth
217:Siege of Petersburg
20:Thomas Alfred Smyth
362:
308:lieutenant colonel
237:American Civil War
197:American Civil War
121:United States Army
565:Gibraltar Brigade
524:Warner, Ezra J.,
370:cervical vertebra
347:Gibraltar Brigade
343:Samuel S. Carroll
339:Overland Campaign
290:Civil War service
229:brigadier general
222:
221:
187:Gibraltar Brigade
148:Brigadier General
48:December 25, 1832
617:
506:Eicher, David J.
492:
489:
483:
482:
480:
471:
465:
462:
433:
428:
427:
426:
380:and his army at
316:Chancellorsville
272:William Walker's
155:
146:
116:
67:
47:
45:
30:
16:
625:
624:
620:
619:
618:
616:
615:
614:
545:
544:
533:
528:, Baton Rouge:
513:
501:
496:
495:
490:
486:
478:
473:
472:
468:
463:
452:
447:
429:
424:
422:
419:
292:
284:
252:
214:
209:
204:
199:
185:
181:
179:
177:
175:
173:
150:
134:1861–1865
123:
107:
96:
81:Place of burial
69:
65:
49:
43:
41:
33:
21:
12:
11:
5:
623:
621:
613:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
547:
546:
543:
542:
522:
500:
497:
494:
493:
484:
466:
449:
448:
446:
443:
442:
441:
435:
434:
418:
415:
392:Andrew Johnson
374:Burke's Tavern
332:Cemetery Ridge
304:Fredericksburg
291:
288:
283:
280:
251:
248:
220:
219:
194:
190:
189:
168:
164:
163:
140:
136:
135:
132:
128:
127:
118:
112:
111:
102:
98:
97:
84:
82:
78:
77:
68:(aged 32)
62:
58:
57:
39:
35:
34:
31:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
622:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
552:
550:
540:
539:0-8071-0822-7
536:
531:
527:
523:
520:
519:0-8047-3641-3
516:
511:
507:
503:
502:
498:
488:
485:
477:
470:
467:
461:
459:
457:
455:
451:
444:
440:
437:
436:
432:
421:
416:
414:
412:
408:
404:
400:
399:major general
397:
393:
390:
385:
383:
379:
378:Robert E. Lee
375:
371:
367:
358:
354:
352:
348:
344:
340:
335:
333:
329:
326:. During the
325:
321:
318:. During the
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
289:
287:
282:Personal life
281:
279:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
249:
247:
245:
244:major general
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
218:
213:
208:
203:
198:
195:
191:
188:
184:
183:Irish Brigade
172:
169:
165:
161:
160:Major General
158:
154:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
126:
122:
119:
113:
110:
106:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
76:
72:
64:April 9, 1865
63:
59:
56:
52:
40:
36:
29:
24:
17:
525:
509:
487:
469:
386:
363:
336:
310:and then to
293:
285:
268:Pennsylvania
264:Philadelphia
253:
224:
223:
193:Battles/wars
162:(posthumous)
66:(1865-04-09)
575:1865 deaths
570:1832 births
256:Cork County
235:during the
51:County Cork
549:Categories
499:References
250:Early life
233:Union Army
125:Union Army
101:Allegiance
90:Wilmington
71:Burkeville
44:1832-12-25
417:See also
324:II Corps
167:Commands
115:Service/
94:Delaware
75:Virginia
532:, 1964,
312:colonel
296:captain
260:Ireland
231:in the
55:Ireland
537:
517:
396:brevet
314:) and
241:brevet
157:Brevet
117:branch
479:(PDF)
445:Notes
300:major
109:Union
535:ISBN
515:ISBN
139:Rank
61:Died
38:Born
409:in
551::
508:,
453:^
413:.
384:.
278:.
266:,
258:,
215:-
210:-
205:-
200:-
92:,
88:,
73:,
53:,
541:.
521:.
46:)
42:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
