 Complete the following phrase:  He was born in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. In 1846, he was admitted to the Georgia bar, which required a special act of the Georgia legislature due to his youth. He worked as a planter and practiced law in Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, for most of the period 18461858. In 1853, he was an ordinary of Dougherty County. In 1858, Smith became the solicitor general of Georgias southwest circuit, a post he held until 1860. The following year, the American Civil War broke out. Although opposed to secession, Smith enlisted in the Fourth Georgia Volunteer Infantry of the Confederate States Army as a lieutet. He became a captain in April 1862 and in June lost his right leg at the 