te a , ▁passing ▁through ▁Am f issa . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁route ▁E 6 5 . ▁The ▁road ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁regional ▁units ▁Ph oc is ▁and ▁Ph th iot is . ▁ ▁Route ▁The ▁Greek ▁National ▁Road ▁ 2 7 ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁following ▁places : ▁B ral os ▁Gra via ▁Am f issa ▁▁ 2 7 ▁Category : Ro ads ▁in ▁Central ▁Greece <0x0A> </s> ▁Edmund ▁Kir by ▁Smith ▁( May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁career ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁officer ▁who ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Mexican – American ▁War . ▁He ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Army ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁He ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁his ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Miss iss ippi ▁Department ▁after ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁V icks burg ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Smith ▁was ▁wounded ▁at ▁First ▁Bull ▁Run ▁and ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁during ▁the ▁Heart land ▁Off ensive , ▁the ▁Confeder acy ' s ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁capture ▁Kentucky ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Miss iss ippi ▁Department ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁The ▁area ▁included ▁most ▁actions ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Smith ▁dispatch ed ▁troops ▁in