Augustine Charles Smith graduated from William & Mary College in 1811. In the War of 1812 he volunteered and was commissioned Major in the U S Army. He was on command at Craney Island, Virginia, and afterwards distinguished himself at the battle of Bladensburg, under General Winder, and had a horse killed under him. He was then commissioned by President Madison with "the advice and consent of the Senate" in 1814, Lieutenant Colonel of the 12th I' S' Infantry Regiment, and later rose to the rank of Colonel. At the close of the war he was retained as Major of 31st Infantry, which he resigned.
He was a lawyer by profession and practiced law in Winchester, Virginia, until 1836, when he took charge of Winchester Academy. Later, on account of ill health, he went to Columbia, South Carolina, where he was in charge of a Young Ladies' Academy, but while there he attended the sessions of the Virginia Legislature, to which he was elected a delegate.
Augustine Charles Smith graduated from William & Mary College in 1811. In the War of 1812 he volunteered and was commissioned Major in the U S Army. He was on command at Craney Island, Virginia, and afterwards distinguished himself at the battle of Bladensburg, under General Winder, and had a horse killed under him. He was then commissioned by President Madison with "the advice and consent of the Senate" in 1814, Lieutenant Colonel of the 12th I' S' Infantry Regiment, and later rose to the rank of Colonel. At the close of the war he was retained as Major of 31st Infantry, which he resigned.
He was a lawyer by profession and practiced law in Winchester, Virginia, until 1836, when he took charge of Winchester Academy. Later, on account of ill health, he went to Columbia, South Carolina, where he was in charge of a Young Ladies' Academy, but while there he attended the sessions of the Virginia Legislature, to which he was elected a delegate.
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