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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Edmund Kirby Smith

1824 - 1893

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General Edmund Kirby Smith (May 16, 1824 – March 28, 1893) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded 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 562,631 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund Kirby Smith is the 1,601st most popular military personnel (down from 1,405th in 2019), the 9,248th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,133rd in 2019) and the 150th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Edmund Kirby Smith ranks 1,601 out of 1,468. Before him are Abu Omar al-Shishani, John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Thomas C. Hart, Willis Augustus Lee, John Schofield, and James L. Jones. After him are Suheil al-Hassan, Musa Gareyev, William J. Hardee, Sékouba Konaté, Lewis H. Brereton, and Augustin Bizimungu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1824, Edmund Kirby Smith ranks 71. Before him are Wilhelm Hofmeister, Theodor von Heuglin, Victoire Léodile Béra, Francesco Brioschi, Antonio Aguilar y Correa, Marquis of Vega de Armijo, and Calvert Vaux. After him are Samuel Plimsoll and Eastman Johnson. Among people deceased in 1893, Edmund Kirby Smith ranks 76. Before him are Edwin Booth, Richard Spruce, Hamilton Fish, Ion Emanuel Florescu, John Rae, and Aleksandra Potanina. After him are John Ballance, William Fox, Francis Parkman, and Benjamin Jowett.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edmund Kirby Smith ranks 9,248 out of 18,182. Before him are Clyde Lovellette (1929), Scott Gorham (1951), John T. Dillon (1876), Marc Aaronson (1950), Grady Booch (1955), and Shy Love (1978). After him are Bette Nesmith Graham (1924), Frank Ramsey (1931), Nick Offerman (1970), Robert Coover (1932), Sheree North (1932), and Howard Baker (1925).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Edmund Kirby Smith ranks 150. Before him are Daniel Harvey Hill (1821), Joseph Dunford (1955), Thomas C. Hart (1877), Willis Augustus Lee (1888), John Schofield (1831), and James L. Jones (1943). After him are William J. Hardee (1815), Lewis H. Brereton (1890), George Henry Thomas (1816), Leonidas Polk (1806), John Buford (1826), and Richard H. Anderson (1821).

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