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edmund kirby smith was born on may 16, 1824 in St. Augustine, Florida
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edmund graduated the United States Military Academy in 1845
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a short time after his graduation, edmund took part in the mexican war.
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After the war ended in 1848, Edmund went on to become a mathematics teacher at the Military Academy.
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A little while later, Edmund became part of the calvary on the frontier.
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georgia seceds
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edmund was promoted to major
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In 1861, Edmund decided to resign from the army so he could join the confederate forces.
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monito vs. merrimac was a naval engagment at hamptons road, virginia
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Edmund served as cheif of staff to General Joseph E. Johnston at Harpers Ferry.
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he helped organize the army of Shenanadoah.
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shortly after joining, edmund rose from calvary colonel to calvary general.
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while commanding a brigade at manassas, edmund was severly wounded.
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he commanded the trans-mississippi department from 1863 till the end of the war. he surrendered the last military force of the confederacy.
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atlanta was burned
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edmund was the last general to surrender of the confederates
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he was a professor of mathematics at the University of the South in Sewanee.
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he died march 28, 1893 at Sewanee. he was the last surviving full general of the either army
