Thomas Kilby Smith

Thomas Kilby Smith
Born	(1820-09-23)September 23, 1820 Boston, Massachusetts, US
Died	December 14, 1887(1887-12-14) (aged 67) New York City, US
Allegiance	United States Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Brigadier General Bvt. Major General
Commands held	54th Ohio Infantry 2nd Division, XVII Corps
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Shiloh Siege of Corinth Vicksburg Campaign Red River Campaign
Other work	Diplomat, journalist
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Thomas Kilby Smith (September 23, 1820 – December 14, 1887) was a lawyer, soldier, and diplomat from the state of Ohio who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and then in the reconstruction era United States Army. He led a brigade and then a division in the Army of the Tennessee in several of the most significant campaigns of the Western Theater of operations before failing health forced him to a series of desk jobs.^[1]