Maj. Edmund Kirby Smith resigns his commission in U.S. Army to join the Confederacy. His sister Frances (Smith) Webster remains loyal to Union although married to a Confederate officer.
Source: St. Augustine Historical Society
Maj. Edmund Kirby Smith resigns his commission in U.S. Army to join the Confederacy. His sister Frances (Smith) Webster remains loyal to Union although married to a Confederate officer.
Source: St. Augustine Historical Society
