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)
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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