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Thomas Benton Smith

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Thomas Benton Smith

Birth
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Death
21 May 1923 (aged 85)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Plot
Confederate Circle
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Civil War Confeferate Brigadier General. He was captured during the battle of Nashville, December 1864. While a prisoner, he was struck over the head with a sword by a Union colonel, which exposed his brain, and he was believed to be dying. He recovered temporarily, but spent the last 47 years of his life in a mental asylum.
Civil War Confeferate Brigadier General. He was captured during the battle of Nashville, December 1864. While a prisoner, he was struck over the head with a sword by a Union colonel, which exposed his brain, and he was believed to be dying. He recovered temporarily, but spent the last 47 years of his life in a mental asylum.

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  • Added: Apr 15, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9116/thomas_benton-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Benton Smith (24 Feb 1838–21 May 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9116, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.