▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁regular ▁caval ry ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁colon el . ▁After ▁serving ▁briefly ▁as ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Joseph ▁E . ▁John ston ' s ▁assistant ▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁Sh en ando ah ▁Valley , ▁Smith ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁brig ade ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Sh en ando ah , ▁which ▁he ▁led ▁at ▁the ▁First ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bull ▁Run ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 1 . ▁W ounded ▁sever ely ▁in ▁the ▁neck ▁and ▁shoulder , ▁he ▁recuper ated ▁while ▁command ing ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Middle ▁and ▁East ▁Florida . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁duty ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁general ▁and ▁division ▁commander ▁in ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁Smith ▁was ▁sent ▁west ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁East ▁Tennessee . ▁Cooper ating ▁with ▁Gen . ▁Bra xt on ▁B rag g ▁in ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Kentucky , ▁he ▁scored ▁a ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Richmond , ▁Kentucky ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁link ▁up ▁with ▁B rag g ' s ▁army ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Perry ville . ▁On ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁grade ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁general , ▁becoming ▁a ▁corps ▁commander ▁in ▁B rag g