Smith, Platt A.
Birth
Platt Smith was born in Rensselaerville at about 1827, a son of Isaac. His mother was deceased before 1850, and her name is unknown.
Marriage & Children
At about 1864 in Tioga County Pennsylvania, he married Jane C. ______ who was born in October of 1833 in Pennsylvania. They had no children.
Military Service
| Residence at Enlistment: | Rensselaerville[1] |
| Names of Parents: | Father: Isaac[1] |
| Marital Status: | Married[1] |
| Occupation: | Laborer[1] |
| Bounty Received: | None[1] |
| Enlistment Date: | 27 Feb 1864[2] |
| Enlistment Place: | Greene County, New York [2] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 15th Engineers[2][3] |
| Company: | Company C |
| Muster Out Date: | 13 Jun 1865 [2] |
| Muster Out Place: | Fort Barry, VA[2] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 44[2]or age 41.[3] Platt A Smith went to the National Home for Disabled Volunteers at Bath, Steuben Co., NY at age 76 with general senility and died there on July 12, 1903 of heart failure. His records there state that his residence subsequent to discharge from the army was Sabinville, PA. His record also states that he enlisted at Kingston, NY.[2] He was at Rensselaerville in the household with Isaac Smith in 1850. He was at Durham, Greene County in 1860. |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers and National Homes for Disabled Volunteers; 1850 census, Rensselaerville, Albany Co., NY and 1860 census, Durham, Greene County, NY; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General for the State of NY for the year 1898; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Died at the National Home for Disabled Volunteers at Bath, Steuben Co., NY at age 76 on July 12, 1903. Nothing further is known about his wife or where Platt is buried.
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
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