From 1892's Officers of the Army and Navy (Regular) Who Served in the Civil War
Birth name
Franklin Guest Smith
Born
(1840-02-16)February 16, 1840 Blossburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
October 7, 1912(1912-10-07) (aged 72) Washington, D.C.
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance
Union United States
Service/branch
Union Army (1861–1865) United States Army (1865–1903)
Years of service
1861–1903
Rank
Brigadier General
Unit
U.S. Army Field Artillery Branch
Commands held
Battery I, 4th Artillery Regiment Battery F, 4th Artillery Regiment Artillery Siege Train, Fort Tampa, Florida Artillery District of Portland, Maine
Battles/wars
American Civil War American Indian Wars Spanish–American War
Alma mater
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Spouse(s)
Frances Louisa Dauchy (m. 1866–1878, her death) Georgiana Dauchy (m. 1881–1912, his death)
Children
4
Relations
William Chamberlaine (son in law)
Other work
Secretary and member, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission
Franklin Guest Smith (February 16, 1840 – October 7, 1912) was a career officer in the United States Army. A Union Army veteran of the American Civil War, Smith also served in the American Indian Wars and the Spanish–American War, and attained the rank of brigadier general.
A native of Blossburg, Pennsylvania, Smith studied civil engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, from which he graduated in 1859. After briefly working as private secretary for George B. McClellan, an executive with the Illinois Central Railroad and Ohio and Mississippi Railway, at the start of the American Civil War Smith followed McClellan into the Union Army and obtained a commission as a second lieutenant of Field Artillery. Smith served with the 4th Artillery Regiment, part of the Union's Army of the Cumberland. He commanded the 4th Artillery's Battery I, and took part in the Battle of Chickamauga and other engagements.
After the war, Smith continued to serve in the United States Army, including participation in the American Indian Wars and coastal artillery assignments on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. He was the longtime commander of Battery F, 4th Artillery, and in the 1890s began a long tenure as secretary and member of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. During the Spanish–American War, Smith was assigned as artillery inspector for the army's Department of the South, then commanded a siege train of artillery at Fort Tampa, Florida, which was inactivated after the end of the war eliminated the need for Smith's command to deploy to Cuba.
After the war, Smith commanded the Artillery District of Portland, Maine. On August 3, 1903, Smith was promoted to brigadier general, and he retired on August 4. In retirement, Smith resided in Washington, D.C. He died in Washington on October 7, 1912, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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