Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . born at St. Augus-tine in 1824. Their old home is now the library of the oldcity, by his donation. He graduated at West Point in 1845,seeing first service in theMexican War. Later he wasassigned as professor at theacademy. He was a majorwhen he joined the Southand was made brigadier-general. Wounded at BullRun, he was nursed at Rich-mond by Cassie Selden, thebrave and gifted daughterof Armistead Selden andCaroline Hare, of Lynch-burg. The result was themarriage that made her theBride of the lieutenant-general in1862, General Smith wasassi
Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . born at St. Augus-tine in 1824. Their old home is now the library of the oldcity, by his donation. He graduated at West Point in 1845,seeing first service in theMexican War. Later he wasassigned as professor at theacademy. He was a majorwhen he joined the Southand was made brigadier-general. Wounded at BullRun, he was nursed at Rich-mond by Cassie Selden, thebrave and gifted daughterof Armistead Selden andCaroline Hare, of Lynch-burg. The result was themarriage that made her theBride of the lieutenant-general in1862, General Smith wasassigned to the trans-Mis-sissippi Department the next year and in 1864 wasmade one of the six full generals. His command was thelast to lay down arms, many of its officers crossing to Mexicoto avoid surrender. General Smith went to Cuba and his wife to Washington,where his old comrade, Grant, arranged for his return. Hewas president of the Altantic & Pacific Telegraph Companyuntil 1868, when he became chancellor of the University of. GEN. EDMUND KIRBY SMITH(commanding TRANS-MISSISSIPPI department) 452 BELLES, BEAUX AND BBAINS OF TEE SIXTIES Nashville. In 1875 he accepted the chair of mathematics atSewanee, University of the South, which he held until hisdeath in 1893. The young wife had followed her husband through the war,sharing his dangers and privations in the cross river king-dom. Their home at Sewanee became a centre of hospitalityand Mrs Kirby-Smith never forgot the old soldiers of thatmountain region. Each year she gave a garden party to theVets of the three counties, and they mourn her death as asisters. She was a woman of dominant character and prac-tical sense and her voice was listened to in the councils of theDaughters. Her eleven children were reared—and severalof them, and the twelve grandchildren, born at all survive her and are: Caroline Selden (Mrs. W. , of New York); Fannie (Mrs. Wade, of Los Angeles),with two children; Edmund Kirby-Smith,
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