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Samuel Porcher Smith

Birth	:	5 Nov 1842 Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	23 May 1915 South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Cosby Cemetery, Cosby, Blaby District, England
Coordinate	:	52.5560490, -1.1962970
Plot	:	Sect.3-P,8
Description	:	Capt. C.S.A.(Co.B, SC Reg) Cpt. Smith served under Maj. Edward Manigault at James Island, SC. He was in charge of the "Siege Train" moving heavy artillery to the coast. A book by Warren Ripley, entitled "Siege Train" contains the diary of Maj. Manigault and frequently references Capt. Smith and his brother Robert Press Smith Jr., and his father Robert Press, Sr. Capt.Porcher Smith was educated at Pineville Academy in SC. In 1857, he entered Jenkins and Coward Military School. 1858, he entered the Arsenal in Columbia and transferred to the Citadel in Charleston, SC the next year. He graduated in 1862. During the Civil... Read More	Capt. C.S.A.(Co.B, SC Reg) Cpt. Smith served under Maj. Edward Manigault at James Island, SC. He was in charge of the "Siege Train" moving heavy artillery to the coast. A book by Warren Ripley, entitled "Siege Train" contains the diary of Maj. Manigault and frequently references Capt. Smith and his brother Robert Press Smith Jr., and his father Robert Press, Sr. Capt.Porcher Smith was educated at Pineville Academy in SC. In 1857, he entered Jenkins and Coward Military School. 1858, he entered the Arsenal in Columbia and transferred to the Citadel in Charleston, SC the next year. He graduated in 1862. During the Civil War, he was wounded in the head on Mar.16, 1865, at Averyville, NC. He recuperated for 3 weeks at High Point, NC Hospital.(Military information from "Fold 3" Military website.} Capt. Smith wrote a family history entitled "My Family" which contains information about his children. (Biography courtesy of Anne Wheeler)

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Samuel Porcher Smith's memorial is located at: Cosby Cemetery, Cosby, Blaby District, England.
When did Samuel Porcher Smith death?
Samuel Porcher Smith death on 23 May 1915 in South Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 52.5560490
Longitude: -1.1962970

Family Members:

Parent

Mary Mazyck Gaillard Smith

(1820 - 1857)

Spouse

Henrietta A. Palmer Smith

(1847 - 1910)

Siblings

Mazyck Porcher Smith

(unknow - 1852)

Harriet Smith

(unknow - 1855)

Children

S. Porcher Smith Jr.

(1875 - 1878)

Dr Daniel Lesesne Smith Sr.

(1877 - 1947)

Selina Porcher Smith Cozby

(1879 - 1957)

Middleton Elliot Smith

(1881 - 1895)

Sarah Smith Doar

(1889 - 1965)

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