MILITARY PERSONNEL

Edmund Kirby Smith

1824 - 1893

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Edmund Kirby Smith (May 16, 1824 – March 28, 1893) was a Confederate States Army general, who oversaw the Trans-Mississippi Department (comprising Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, western Louisiana, Arizona Territory and the Indian Territory) from 1863 to 1865. Before the American Civil War, Smith served as an officer of the United States Army. Smith was wounded at the First Battle of Bull Run and distinguished himself during the Heartland Offensive, the Confederacy's unsuccessful attempt to capture Kentucky in 1862. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edmund Kirby Smith has received more than 603,560 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Edmund Kirby Smith is the 1,886th most popular military personnel (down from 1,598th in 2019), the 8,493rd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,228th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Edmund Kirby Smith ranks 1,886 out of 2,058. Before him are Oliver Leese, Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, Raymond T. Odierno, Robert L. Eichelberger, John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, and Rufina Gasheva. After him are Olha Ilkiv, Billy Mitchell, Augustin Bizimungu, Henning von Holtzendorff, Chesty Puller, and Lloyd Fredendall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1824, Edmund Kirby Smith ranks 77. Before him are Joseph Hergenröther, Francesco Brioschi, Aniceto Arce, Franz Sigel, Lőrinc Schlauch, and Christen Dalsgaard. After him are Hieronymous Theodor Richter, Samuel Plimsoll, Calvert Vaux, Eastman Johnson, and William Allingham. Among people deceased in 1893, Edmund Kirby Smith ranks 80. Before him are Ali bin Said of Zanzibar, Louis Ruchonnet, Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, Aleksey Pleshcheyev, Benjamin Butler, and Ion Emanuel Florescu. After him are Hamilton Fish, John Rae, Richard Spruce, John Addington Symonds, William Fox, and Fanny Kemble.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edmund Kirby Smith ranks 8,493 out of 20,380. Before him are Kayden Kross (1985), Adam Scott (1973), Richard Evans Schultes (1915), Lin Carter (1930), Dan Hartman (1950), and David Benioff (1970). After him are Maura Tierney (1965), Melvin Laird (1922), Chris Buck (1958), Robert J. Walker (1801), Max Eastman (1883), and Paul Drayton (1939).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Edmund Kirby Smith ranks 143. Before him are Stanley A. McChrystal (1954), Alexander Patch (1889), William T. Anderson (1839), Eugene Bullard (1895), Raymond T. Odierno (1954), and Robert L. Eichelberger (1886). After him are Chesty Puller (1898), Lloyd Fredendall (1883), Moe Berg (1902), Frank Buckles (1901), Anthony Wayne (1745), and Lewis Armistead (1817).

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