William Smith

William "Extra Billy" Smith (September 6, 1797 – May 18, 1887) was a lawyer, congressman, the 30th and 35th Governor of Virginia, and a Major General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On his appointment in January 1863, at the age of 65, Smith was the oldest Confederate general to hold field command in the war. As governor, he supported the idea of recruiting black troops into the CS Army.

William Smith in The Guns of the South
William Smith was Governor of Virginia in 1868, and attended the inauguration of President Robert E. Lee on March 4.