Andrew Jackson Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andrew Jackson Smith

American military officer

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1815

Place of Birth: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 30-Jan-1897

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Andrew Jackson Smith (April 28, 1815 – January 30, 1897) was a United States Army general during the American Civil War, rising to the command of a corps.
He was most noted for his victory over Confederate General Stephen D.
Lee at the Battle of Tupelo, Mississippi, on July 14, 1864.
In retaliation for Forrest’s raid on Fort Pillow, north of Memphis, Union General Andrew Jackson (Whiskey) Smith, with a large military force, arrived in Oxford, MS on August 24, 1864, and in one day burned the Lafayette County Courthouse, all the business houses on the Square, except one, and all homes in the immediate area.