The Body of an American..

...Well, strictly speaking, there is no body.

This monument was erected by the brother of Col. Robert A. Smith, who was born in Edinburgh, before emigrating to Jackson, Mississippi in 1834. When the Civil War broke out, Robert enlisted in the Confederate Army, and was elected colonel of the 10th Mississippi Infantry in 1861 after the first colonel of the regiment unexpectedly died. On September 14, 1862, the regiment and the rest of James R. Chalmers' brigade were engaged in battle at Munfordville, Kentucky. During one of the assaults, Robert Smith was mortally wounded and died a week later. Buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson, Robert Smith was all of 26 years old.

We stumbeled into Dean Cemetry, where this monument is located, quite by accident as we took a nice wander in the sunshine. Very interesting place. They have a pyramid too!