Smith, John

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Birth

John Smith was born in November of 1837 in Canada to John Smith and Mary Hurst.[1][2]


Marriage & Children

Occupation

Before he enlisted in the Civil War, John worked as a farmer.[1]


Military Service

Residence: Knox [3]
Place of Birth: Canada[3]
Date of Birth: Nov 1837[3]
Names of Parents: John (Smith) and Mary Hurst [3]
Occupation: Farmer [3]
Term of Enlistment: 3 years[3]
Bounty Received: $100.00[3]
Enlistment Date: 5 Aug 1862[4] or 9 Aug 1862[3][2]
Mustered in with Regiment: 14 Aug 1862[3]
Enlistment Place: Knox [3]
Enlistment Rank: Private[4]
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[2]
Company: Company K[2]
Wounded in Action on: 19 May 1864
Wounded at: Spotsylvania, VA
Died of Disease on: 16 March 1865[2]
Place of Death: Baltimore, MD[2]
Place of Burial: Baltimore, MD
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 26[4] "Died at Baltimore of Typhoid Fever March 16, 1864, buried at Baltimore, MD".[3]
Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1897; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Death

John escaped death on the battlefield when he was wounded at Spotsylvania on May 19, 1864 only to die from typhoid fever ten months later on March 16, 1864. His remains were buried in Baltimore, Maryland.

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media

Knox - John Smith - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about John Smith
Name: John Smith
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birth Place: Canada
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 16 Mar 1865

Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:1092;Roll #:749.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. (microfilm, 1185 rolls). Albany, New York: New York State Archives.

Census Records

1860 federal; Belmont Township, Franklin Co. (Series M653, Roll 754, Page 758)

  • John Smith 28 Farmer
  • Elizabeth Smith 22
  • Lafayet Barlow 15 Farm Laborer
  • Jonathan Smith 83

Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Heroes of Albany County

JOHN SMITH, of Knox, was born November, 1837, and enlisted in Company K, Seventh Regiment, August 9, 1862 . He died in Baltimore, March 16, 1864.


Sources


  1. 1.0 1.1 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1897 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "A-G Report" defined multiple times with different content