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smith was born
edmund kirby smith was born on may 16, 1824 in St. Augustine, Florida -
graduation day
edmund graduated the United States Military Academy in 1845 -
edmund goes to war
a short time after his graduation, edmund took part in the mexican war. -
edmund the teacher
After the war ended in 1848, Edmund went on to become a mathematics teacher at the Military Academy. -
edmund goes back to war
A little while later, Edmund became part of the calvary on the frontier. -
georgia
georgia seceds -
promotion
edmund was promoted to major -
confederate forces
In 1861, Edmund decided to resign from the army so he could join the confederate forces. -
civil war began
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monitor vs. merrimac
monito vs. merrimac was a naval engagment at hamptons road, virginia -
cheif of staff
Edmund served as cheif of staff to General Joseph E. Johnston at Harpers Ferry. -
organizer
he helped organize the army of Shenanadoah. -
kirby the confederate
shortly after joining, edmund rose from calvary colonel to calvary general. -
kirby wounded
while commanding a brigade at manassas, edmund was severly wounded. -
the surrender
he commanded the trans-mississippi department from 1863 till the end of the war. he surrendered the last military force of the confederacy. -
burned
atlanta was burned -
civil war ended
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surrendering
edmund was the last general to surrender of the confederates -
professor
he was a professor of mathematics at the University of the South in Sewanee. -
death
he died march 28, 1893 at Sewanee. he was the last surviving full general of the either army
