Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character
Charles F. Smith
Union general and early mentor to Grant.
minor
Also known as General C. F. Smith, General Smith, C. F. Smith
First appearance: i
Charles F. Smith shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as Commandant of Cadets at West Point, one of the two men Grant most envied.
Charles F. Smith first appears in 0003 i.
In II: Mentioned as Commandant of Cadets at West Point, one of the two men Grant most envied.
Later, in General Fremont in Command—Movement Against Belmont—Battle of Belmont—A Narrow Escape—After the Battle: Ordered by Grant to move troops from Paducah against Columbus as a diversion.
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- Grant's Inner Circle
- Protagonist
- Army of the Potomac
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- II
- San Francisco—Early California Experiences—Life on the Pacific Coast—Promoted Captain—Flush Times in California
- General Fremont in Command—Movement Against Belmont—Battle of Belmont—A Narrow Escape—After the Battle
- General Halleck in Command—Commanding the District of Cairo—Movement on Fort Henry—Capture of Fort Henry
- XXIII
- XXIV
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