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Title	Brigadier General Thomas Benton Smith
Image Rights	Digital image © 2008, Tennessee State Library & Archives. All rights reserved.
Copyright	While TSLA houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such instances and for obtaining any other permissions and paying associated fees that may be necessary for the intended use.
Subjects - TGM	Soldiers Military uniforms
Subjects - LCSH	United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865; Tennessee - History - Civil War, 1861-1865; Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863; Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863
Description	Bust portrait of Brigadier General Thomas Benton Smith (1838-1923) in uniform wearing the rank of colonel.
Collection name	Nell Savage Mahoney Papers
Historical note	An officer in the 20th Tennessee Infantry, Smith fought at Mill Springs, Shiloh, Baton Rouge, Stones River, Chickamauga, Atlanta, Dalton to Jonesborough, Franklin, Nashville, and Murfreesboro. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1864, suggesting the portrait must be pre-1864. Captured at the Battle of Nashville, he suffered long-term psychological damage stemming from a beating he received following his capture. He spent the last 47 years of his life in an insane asylum in Nashville.
Accession number	THS 457
Owning Institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID#	30526
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Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF