SMITH, WILLIAM (VETERAN UNION) - Vernon County, Louisiana | WILLIAM (VETERAN UNION) SMITH - Louisiana Gravestone Photos

William (Veteran UNION) SMITH

Laurel Hill Baptist Cemetery
Vernon County,
Louisiana

PRIVATE US Army
Company D 1 Battalion Louisiana Cavalry Scouts
2 Louisiana Cavalry Regiment
Civil War Union
September 26, 1817 - September 21, 1864

Husband of Catharine Jane Sellars Smith

He is buried in the Chalmette National Cemetery, Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

He enlisted in Alexandria on April 23, 1864. On June 29, 1864, he was listed as sick in University General Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana, with chronic diarrhea. He died in the hospital on September 21, 1864. His military records reported him as a deserter on April 30, 1864, but was later corrected on October 12, 1887. The death record indicated he was buried in Monument Cemetery on September 22, 1864. During the time he was hospitalized, the 1st Battalion Louisiana Cavalry Scouts was merged with the 2nd Louisiana Cavalry.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers, The National Archives, Publication M396, Roll 0011

Contributed on 5/11/21

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Submitted: 5/11/21 • Approved: 5/11/21 • Last Updated: 5/14/21 • R314126-G0-S3

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