https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/3dcb8c337bf79036ec1d2c2555c340dd.jpg 117e5986a307f455f3c31ea0dacaa0bf https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/b15aec06ea54310a3147f524ba9c9797.jpg c003205d7802e22e8f52107cf0094432 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Martin Luther Smith Subject The topic of the resource Martin Luther Smith Description An account of the resource Mr. Smith was born on September 9, 1819. He graduated from West Point, 16th in his class. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Zachary Blanton Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1819 - 1866 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm When I visited the cemetery in search of someone to research for this project, I ran across the grave sites of many prominent figures. Some I recognized from school and others I had heard of through the local community. I decided to choose someone who was not quite so prominent in the area; I chose Martin Luther Smith. Mr. Smith was born on September 9, 1819. He graduated from West Point, 16th in his class. He married a native Athens, Georgia woman in 1846. At the start of his military career, Mr. Smith served in the Mexican American War as an engineer and eventually rose to the rank of Captain. He also became a major general in the Confederate States Army and although he was born in New York, Mr. Smith was one of only a few soldiers who fought for the Confederacy that was born in the North. He also was one of the men who planned and constructed the defenses of Vicksburg. Toward the end of the Civil War, Mr. Smith returned home to Athens and surrendered in May of 1865. Later, Mr. Smith established a civil engineering company in Savannah, Georgia. At the time of his death in 1866, he was chief engineer of a railroad system. General Smith has a statue at Vicksburg National Military Park. Although he was considered the most accomplished engineer in the Confederate Army and was involved in many significant events during the Civil War, Smith is only remembered by a bust and a uniform housed in a small case in the Museum of the Confederacy. Even today, he remains a mystery with a lost legacy. plot needed SP16