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CPT David Dickson Smith

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CPT David Dickson Smith Veteran

Birth
Fayette County, Georgia, USA
Death
18 Apr 1865 (aged 40)
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
G, 2469
Memorial ID
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As war broke out, he made his way north to enlist in the Union Army. Initially, he served with Co. F, 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was transferred to Co. K, 1st Alabama Cavalry, on 24 July 1862 in Huntsville, AL., and given the rank of captain. On 3 May 1863, he was captured during Streight's Raid and sent to Richmond, VA. He died of pneumonia at Officers USA Hospital in Annapolis.

Parents: Jeptha Vinen Smith and Nancy Dickson Smith

Brothers:
Alabama Governor William Hugh Smith
Dallas Burton Smith
As war broke out, he made his way north to enlist in the Union Army. Initially, he served with Co. F, 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was transferred to Co. K, 1st Alabama Cavalry, on 24 July 1862 in Huntsville, AL., and given the rank of captain. On 3 May 1863, he was captured during Streight's Raid and sent to Richmond, VA. He died of pneumonia at Officers USA Hospital in Annapolis.

Parents: Jeptha Vinen Smith and Nancy Dickson Smith

Brothers:
Alabama Governor William Hugh Smith
Dallas Burton Smith


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