Born Charles Henry Smith (June 15, 1826 РAugust 24, 1903) he was a Georgia politician but was more widely known by his nom de plume Bill Arp under which he wrote for nearly 40 years. June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nic̩phore Ni̩pce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ...

Born and raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Smith enrolled at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia; however, he did not graduate. He enlisted in the Confederate Army and served in the U.S. Civil War. Afterwards settling in Rome, Georgia where he served as mayor beginning in 1867. Lawrenceville is the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, in the United States. ... The University of Georgia, is located approximately 70 miles north-east of Atlanta in Athens, Georgia and is the largest institution of higher learning and research in the State of Georgia. ... Athens or Athens-Clarke County is a city in Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, just off of Georgia 316. ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: With God As Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) The Bonnie Blue Flag (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the U.S., the Union, the North, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the CSA, the Confederacy... Rome is the largest city in and county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. ...

After the war and until his death, he wrote "letters to the editor" to the Atlanta Constitution as Bill Arp which were typically in dialect talking about all manner of things that he couldn't say as a public figure. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper of Atlanta and metro Atlanta. ... A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ...

He also edited newspapers in Rome, Cartersville and Atlanta and published five books: Bill Arp's Letters (1870), Bill Arp's Scrap Book (1884), The Farm and Fireside (1891), History of Georgia (1895), From the Uncivil War to Date (1903). Cartersville is a city located in Bartow County, Georgia named after Col. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...

Smith died in Cartersville, Georgia in 1903 and was buried in that same city. Cartersville is a city located in Bartow County, Georgia named after Col. ...

References

• Collected works online at UNC
• History of the University of Georgia by Thomas Walter Reed, Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia, ca. 1949, pp. 522-525