Samuel W. Smith (1)
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Jump to navigationJump to searchSamuel W. Smith was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 3rd United States (Volunteer) Infantry.
Antebellum
- Enlisted from Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin
War Career
- May 24, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company I
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- ? - Corporal
- August 16, 1862 - Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of the 30th Wisconsin Infantry / Company E[1]
- February 20, 1864 - Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
- February 21, 1865 - Promoted to Captain
- March 12, 1865 - Resigned to accept promotion as Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd United States (Volunteer) Infantry
Postwar Career
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Notes
- ↑ Roster 428 lists this date as July 23, 1862
Sources
Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 372) Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 2. (Madison, 1886). (Page 428)
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- 30th Wisconsin Infantry
- Soldiers from Iowa County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Union Enlisted on 1861.05.24
- Wisconsin Enlisted on 1861.05.24
- Wisconsin Mustered In
- Wisconsin Non-Commissioned Officers
- Union Officers on 1862.08.16 (2nd Lieutenant)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1862.08.16 (2nd Lieutenant)
- Union Officers on 1864.02.20 (1st Lieutenant)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1864.02.20 (1st Lieutenant)
- Union Officers on 1865.02.21 (Captain)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1865.02.21 (Captain)
- Union Officers on 1865.03.12 (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1865.03.12 (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Source: RWV (1) 0372