Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith: From Virginia’s Statehouse to Gettysburg Scapegoat (Scott L. Mingus Sr. - CA) red and even to prosecute journalists

and even to prosecute journalists

and marched through brutal December weather without adequate clothing

As far as the president was concerned

they were hit hard at Crampton’s Gap in the South Mountain fighting and were only able to field 25 men three days later at Sharpsburg

Custer ordered a charge of one of his regiments and led it into action himself

Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith: From Virginia’s Statehouse to Gettysburg Scapegoat (Scott L. Mingus Sr. - CA) red and even to prosecute journalistsby Scott Mingus, Sr. William "Extra Billy" Smith, the oldest and one of the most controversial Confederate generals on the field at Gettysburg, was also one of the most colorful and charismatic characters of the Civil War and the antebellum Old South. Despite a life full of drama, politics, and adventure, until now very few books have been written on Smith since a biased account in the 19th century by his brother in law. Scott L. Mingus Sr. has ably