This blog grew out of my "Down Da Road I Go Blog," which was originally to be about stuff I was interested in, music and what I was doing. There was so much history and Civil War entries, I spun two more off. Starting Jan. 1, 2012, I will be spinning a Naval blog off this one called "Running the Blockade."
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
The Clays of Kentucky-- Part 4: Green Clay Smith
From Wikipedia.
GREEN CLAY SMITH
July 4, 1826 to June 29, 1895
Politician and soldier from Kentucky. Elected to Kentucky statehouse before the Civil War. Commissioned a Union officer and rose to rank of major general before he resigned to go to the U.S. Congress in 1862 as a leading member of the Unionist Party.
Served as territorial governor of Montana 1866 to 1869
Returned to Washington, D.C. and became a Baptist minister and active in the temperance movement.
--Old Secesh
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