Martin Luther Smith

Martin Luther Smith
Born	(1819-09-09)September 9, 1819 Danby, New York
Died	July 29, 1866(1866-07-29) (aged 46) Savannah, Georgia
Place of burial	Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia
Allegiance	United States of America Confederate States of America
Service / branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1842–1861 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank	Captain (USA) Major General (CSA)
Battles / wars	Mexican–American War American Civil War
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Martin Luther Smith (September 9, 1819 – July 29, 1866) was an American soldier and civil engineer, serving as a major general in the Confederate States Army. Smith was one of the few Northern-born generals to fight for the Confederacy, as he had served most of his early military career in the South with the United States Army's topographical engineers, marrying a native of Athens, Georgia. He planned and constructed the defenses of Vicksburg.