Smith, Levi
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Birth
Levi N. Smith was born in Potter's Hollow, Albany County, NY in about 1841.[1]
Levi Smith was born at Potters Hollow on November 21, 1841, a son of Isreal Smith and Fanny Weidman[2]
Marriage & Children
Occupaion
Before he served in the Civil War, Levi worked as a farmer.[1]
Military Service
| Residence: | Potters Hollow[2] |
| Place of Birth: | Potters Hollow[2] |
| Date of Birth: | 21 Nov 1841[2] |
| Names of Parents: | Israel (Smith) and Fanny Weidman[2] |
| Marital Status: | Single[2] |
| Occupation: | Farmer[2] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[2] |
| Bounty Received: | $50.00[2] |
| Enlistment Date: | 11 Aug 1862[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, NY |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[1] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[1][3] |
| Company: | Company I[1] |
| Transfer Date: | 1 Dec 1862 |
| Transferred to: | Company F |
| Captured on: | 22 Jun 1864[1] |
| Captured at: | Petersburg, VA or Weldon Railroad[1] |
| Imprisoned at: | Andersonville, GA[1][3][2] |
| Died of Disease on: | 25 Sept 1864[1][3] |
| Place of Death: | Andersonville, GA[1][3] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 21[3]. He died of diarrhea and was buried in grave number 9973.[1] "was taken prisoner in Battle of Topotopomy (Totopotomoy Creek) and died a prisoner in Andersonville prison."
Born in Rensselaerville, Age 21, Farmer, Blue eyes, Light hair, Light complexion, 6' tall.[4] |
| Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998;Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Levi Smith died of diarrhea while imprisoned at Andersonville prison and was buried in grave number 9973.[1]
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
- ↑ NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
