Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893

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Edmund Kirby-Smith, son of General Edmund Kirby-Smith, was a citizen of the United States and an engineer by profession.

From the guide to the Records of Land Transactions by Edmund Kirby-Smith and Virginia Téllez de Kirby-Smith in the Isla de Tacamichapa, Veracruz 32741540., 1884-1945, 1895-1925, (Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin)

Confederate general, university chancellor, and mathematics professor from St. Augustine (St. John's Co.), Fla.

From the description of Papers, 1862-1863. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 37869781

Captain Edmund Kirby Smith (1824-1893) was born on May 16, 1824, and was an American soldier who served in the Mexican-American War and later in the Confederate Army in the Civil War. Smith developed an interest in plant collecting during the U.S.-Mexico Boundary Survey when soldiers were urged to assist field naturalists. From 1852 until 1855, Smith collected plants with the survey under botanist and naturalist George Thurber. He later became involved in the telegraph business. From 1866-1868 he was president of the Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph Company. He also became president of the Western Military Academy in Tennessee, then chancellor of the University of Nashville from 1870-1875. Finally, he was a professor of mathematics at the University of the South at Sewanee from 1875-1893. He died on March 28, 1893.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_543_pid_EACP540

Born in St. Augustine, Fla., E. Kirby-Smith attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., graduating in 1845. He served under Generals Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor during the Mexican War. Appointed a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War, Kirby-Smith commanded a brigade in the Army of the Shenandoah and later the Army of East Tennessee. He was subsequently transferred west to command the Trans-Mississippi Department. In the spring of 1864 he defeated General Nathaniel Banks in the Red River Campaign. After the war Kirby-Smith was active in the telegraph business and in education, serving as professor of mathematics at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., from 1875 until his death in 1893.

From the description of E. Kirby-Smith papers, 1848-1891. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 302356491

Confederate general.

From the description of Edmund Kirby-Smith : miscellaneous papers, 1862-1871. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46612331

U.S. and Confederate Army officer, president of the University of Nashville, and professor of mathematics at the University of the South.

From the description of Edmund Kirby-Smith papers, 1776-1906 (bulk 1840-1866) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23289525

Educator and confederate army officer.

From the description of Letter of Edmund Kirby-Smith, 1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009935

Edmund Kirby-Smith (1824-1893) was a United States and Confederate Army officer, president of the University of Nashville, and professor of mathematics at the University of the South.

From the guide to the Edmund Kirby-Smith Papers, ., 1776-1906, (bulk 1840-1866), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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referencedIn Records of land transactions by Edmund Kirby-Smith and Virginia Téllez de Kirby-Smith in the Isla de Tacamichapa, Veracruz, 1884-1945 (bulk 1895-1925). University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Booker, J. M., fl. 1862-1879. Miscellaneous Hutter Collection [manuscript], 1846-1879. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893. Autograph letter signed : Louisville, KY, to Wm. A. Baker, Auburn, 1866 Nov. 18. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893. Edmund Kirby-Smith papers, 1776-1906 (bulk 1840-1866) [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn Milton, William Agun, 1844-1928. Milton, William Agun 1844-1928 1909 Memoirs. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn David Homer Bates Papers, 1837-1926 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Records of Land Transactions by Edmund Kirby-Smith and Virginia Téllez de Kirby-Smith in the Isla de Tacamichapa, Veracruz 32741540., 1884-1945, 1895-1925 Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
creatorOf Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893. Edmund Kirby-Smith : miscellaneous papers, 1862-1871. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. Papers of George Frederick Holmes, 1785-1893. Library of Congress
creatorOf Richey, Samuel W.,. Samuel W. Richey Confederate Collection, 1805-1936, (bulk 1861-1865). Miami University Libraries, King Library
referencedIn Bender, Albert M. (Albert Maurice), 1866-1941. Albert M. Bender papers, 1871-1948. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Twohig, John, 1806-1891. Twohig, John, papers, 1835-1944. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Preston, William, 1816-1887. William Preston : miscellaneous papers, 1855-1876. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Pollard, Charles T. (Charles Teed), 1842-1873. Confederate officers photograph album, undated. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867,. Lee family papers [microform] 1652 [1769-1870] 1890. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Marshall, Humphrey, 1812-1872. Humphrey Marshall : miscellaneous papers, 1835-1863. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Buell, Don Carlos, 1818-1898. Papers, 1813-1961 1843-1898. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Edmund Kirby-Smith Papers, ., 1776-1906, (bulk 1840-1866) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Kirby, Edmund, 1794-1849. Letters : to General Joseph W. Brown, 1847. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Bishop, Albert Webb, 1832 -1901,. Civil War papers of the governor of Arkansas, 1860-1865. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
creatorOf Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893. E. Kirby-Smith papers, 1848-1891. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn John Twohig Papers 21398792., 1835-1944 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Morgan family. Morgan family papers, 1856-1940. University of Kentucky Libraries
referencedIn Jefferson Davis collection 1861-1865 Davis, Jefferson collection William L. Clements Library
creatorOf William L. Clements Library. Jefferson Davis collection, 1861-1865. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905. Letter : Baltimore, to an unknown general, n.p., 1865 Apr. 19. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of Secretary. Board files, 1843-1950 [microform]. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Confederate States of America Records 66-26; 95-094; 98-025; 2009-318., 1856-1915 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Confederate officers photograph album, n.d. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Ballinger, William Pitt, 1825-1888. Ballinger, William Pitt, papers, 1815-1909. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Cook-Maddrey family papers MC016. 46956011., 1843-1952, (Bulk: 1851-1914) Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library,
referencedIn Ballinger (William Pitt) Papers BALLINGER, WILLIAM PITT., 1815-1909 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Photographs of Confederate generals and Civil War political leaders, 1861-1865.
referencedIn Confederate States of America. Confederate States of America records, 1856-1915. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908. Stephen D. Lee papers, 1864-1907. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893. Letter : to his aunt, Frances Belton / by Edmund Kirby-Smith, 1846 May 20. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Smith-Kirby-Webster-Black-Danner family papers, 1547-1900. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
creatorOf Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876. Braxton Bragg papers, 1833-1879 [microform]. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
referencedIn Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905. Papers, 1799-1923 (bulk 1846-1906). Indiana Historical Society Library
creatorOf Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893. Letter of Edmund Kirby-Smith, 1861. Library of Congress
creatorOf Smith, Edmund Kirby, 1824-1893. Kirby Smith recruiting handbill, 1862. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893. Papers, 1862-1863. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Xavier University of Louisiana. Confederate Veterans photographs collection, 1870-1900. Xavier University of Louisiana, XULA
referencedIn Pasteur, F. Artemus. The Princeton Wasp, 22 July 1865. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
referencedIn St. James Episcopal Church (Pewee Valley, Ky.). St. James Episcopal Church : records, 1858-1980. The Filson Historical Society
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associatedWith Arista, Mariano, 1802-1855. person
associatedWith Baker, Wm. A. person
associatedWith Ballinger, William Pitt, 1825-1888 person
correspondedWith Bates, David Homer, b. 1843. person
associatedWith Belton, Frances S. person
associatedWith Bender, Albert M. (Albert Maurice), 1866-1941. person
associatedWith Bishop, Albert Webb, 1832 -1901, person
associatedWith Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876. person
associatedWith Buell, Don Carlos, 1818-1898. person
associatedWith Butler-Gunsaulus Collection (University of Chicago. Library) corporateBody
correspondedWith Century Company corporateBody
associatedWith Confederate States of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Confederate States of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Confederate States of America. Army corporateBody
associatedWith Cook family family
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
correspondedWith Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 person
associatedWith Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. person
associatedWith Kirby, Edmund, 1794-1849. person
associatedWith Kirby, Ephraim, 1757-1804. person
associatedWith Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908. person
correspondedWith Marshall, Humphrey, 1812-1872 person
associatedWith Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. corporateBody
associatedWith Milton, William Agun, 1844-1928. person
associatedWith Morgan family. family
associatedWith Pasteur, F. Artemus. person
associatedWith Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of Secretary. corporateBody
associatedWith Pollard, Charles T. (Charles Teed), 1842-1873. person
associatedWith Preston, William, 1816-1887. person
associatedWith Richey, Samuel W., person
associatedWith Smith, Elnathan. person
associatedWith Standard Oil Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Stephens, George, d. 1846. person
associatedWith St. James Episcopal Church (Pewee Valley, Ky.) corporateBody
associatedWith Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. person
associatedWith Tehuantepec Railway Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Téllez de Kirby-Smith, Virginia person
associatedWith Twohig, John, 1806-1891 person
associatedWith United States and Mexican Boundary Survey (1848-1855) corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army corporateBody
associatedWith University of Nashville corporateBody
associatedWith University of the South corporateBody
associatedWith Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905. person
associatedWith William L. Clements Library. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Kentucky
Harrison County (Ky.)
Kentucky
Confederate States of America
Tennessee
Florida--Saint Augustine
Isla de Tacamichapa (Veracruz, Mexico)
Jaltipan de Morelos (Veracruz, Mexico)
New York (State)
United States
Kentucky
Kentucky--Henry County
Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico)
Rio Grande
Louisville (Ky.)
Subject
Bonds
Confederate expatriates
Generals
Land tenure
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Military education
Palo Alto, Battle of, 1846
Recruiting and enlistment
Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, 1846
Occupation
Army officers, Confederate
Educators
Generals
Soldiers
Soldiers
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Birth 1824-05-16

Death 1893-03-28

English

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