Talk:William Sooy Smith

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A fact from William Sooy Smith appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 13 July 2007.
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[edit] Rank

The historical marker claims Smith was promoted to Major General for the Vicksburg campaign. This appears to be incorrect; he later still gives his own rank as Brigadier General, see [1] for example. Of course it probably won't be possible to find a reference explicitly saying he wasn't promoted. --Huon 22:04, 13 August 2007 (UTC)