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William Sooy Smith (July 22, 1830 – March 4, 1916) was a West Point graduate and career United States Army officer who rose through the ranks to become a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In civilian life, he was a renowned engineer involved in bridge construction that included the building of the first large all steel bridge in the world.〔Civil War Reference (''Civil War Reference'' ) accessed and retrieved 2011-07-03〕 ==Early life and career== Smith was born in Tarlton, Ohio, and graduated from Ohio University in 1849 with an engineering degree. He furthered this degree at West Point as soon as he left the university, graduating sixth in his class from the U.S. Military Academy in 1853. Smith resigned from the Army on June 19, 1854 to accept a position with the Illinois Central Railroad. Smith established the engineering company Parkinson & Smith in 1857, and was involved in the first surveys for a bridge between the United States and Canada across the Niagara River near Niagara Falls. |William Sooy Smith Ohio Historical Marker in Tarlton, Ohio. |Reverse side of marker. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Sooy Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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