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William S. Smith

Birth Date: 1836

Date of Death: Unknown

Enlistment Date: April 25, 1861 at Brooklyn, New York to serve 3 years (aged 25 years).

Mustered In: May 23, 1861 as Private

  • Re-enlisted - As Veteran on March 1, 1864

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    Company: D

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    Wounded/Sick: Wounded in Action - May 12, 1864 at Spottsylvania, Virginia

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    Subsequent Service: Transferred - June 2, 1864 to Company I, Fifth New York Veteran Infantry.

  • Enlisted - March 17, 1864 (after re-enlistment date of March 1, 1864) at Culpepper, Virginia.
    Mustered In - March 17, 1864 as Private in Company I, Fifth New York Veteran Infantry.
    Wounded In Action - in the left calf of left leg on June 18, 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia.
    Absent - In Slough Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia
    Discharged - For Disability on June 5, 1865 from Slough Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia.

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  • William is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Port Jefferson, New York
  • Thank you to Brian Pohanka, who helped to properly identify this soldier as a 14th Brooklyn and as a 5th New York Veteran Volunteer.
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