Lyman H. Smith
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Jump to navigationJump to searchLyman H. Smith was a Captain in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company D.
Antebellum
- Born on April 27, 1836 in Canada
War Career
- Enlisted on April 21, 1861 in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company E
- 1st Sergeant
- Promoted to 1st Lieutenant on October 15, 1861
- Promoted to Captain on April 21, 1862
- Wounded at the Battle of Gainesville
- Discharged on March 3, 1863 for disability
Postwar Career
- Died in 1911 in Vermont
Family
- PARENTS
- Father Joseph M. Smith - Born 1810 in Brome, Bedford, Quebec, Canadadied 26 August 1881 in Richford, Franklin County, Vermont.
- Mother Eliza E. Westover - Born November 5, 1809 in Quebec, Canada. Died August 17, 1903 in Richford, Franklin County, Vermont.
- Married November 9, 1829 in Quebec, Canada
- Further genealogical information available HERE
Notes
Sources
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 359)
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Genealogy - Lyman H. Smith
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- Wisconsin Officers
- Soldiers from Winnebago County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- Source: RWV (1) 0359
- Wisconsin Wounded
- Wisconsin Discharged
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Discharged
- Union Discharged on 1863.03.03 (Disability)
- Wisconsin Discharged on 1863.03.03 (Disability)
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Discharged on 1863.03.03 (Disability)