Thomas Alfred Smyth

Thomas Alfred Smyth
Thomas Alfred Smyth during the American Civil War
Born(1832-12-25)December 25, 1832
County Cork, Ireland
DiedApril 9, 1865(1865-04-09) (aged 32)
Burkeville, Virginia
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Brigadier General
Brevet Major General (posthumous)
Commands1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry Regiment
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, II Corps
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, II Corps
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, II Corps
2nd Division, II Corps
Irish Brigade
Gibraltar Brigade
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
- Battle of Fredericksburg
- Battle of Chancellorsville
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Siege of Petersburg

Thomas Alfred Smyth (December 25, 1832 – April 9, 1865) was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was the last Union general killed in the war. In March 1867, he was nominated and confirmed a brevet major general of volunteers posthumously to rank from April 7, 1865.