Company G, 27th Iowa Infantry-Civil War
Lafayette Smith, of Charles City, Iowa enlisted as a private at age 38 in Company G, Iowa 27th Infantry Regiment on September 9, 1862. Birth Date: abt 1824. Mustered out on August 8, 1865 at Clinton, Iowa. Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion.
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Oroville Mercury, Tuesday Evening, September 27, 1904, pg 3 col 1: Local News. Lafayette Smith, a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home in Chico Monday. He was nearly 83 years of age.
Chico Record, Wednesday Morning, September 28, 1904, pg 7 col 4: Lafayette Smith Laid In Grave. The funeral of Lafayette Smith, the aged veteran who answered the last summons Monday, was held from the family residence yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended by friends and comrades of the G.A.R. Rev. W.G. White of the Presbyterian church preached the funeral sermon in an impressive and affecting manner. At the grave the ceremonial of the G.A.R. was rendered by Halleck Post, of which deceased was an honored member. Senior Vice Commander O.W. Best acted in the absence of Commander Williams.
The pall bearers were D.L. Barnes, A. Honodel, W.H. Waddams, Sol. Pettit, J.F. Smith and Dan Winters.
Burial took place at Chico Cemetery, per CCA records on Sep 27, 1904.
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See the completed biography on Lafayette Smith, by Simon Acosta, entitled "Biography of Lafayette Smith: Booms and Busts of Westward Expansion" as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2021, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
Lafayette Smith, of Charles City, Iowa enlisted as a private at age 38 in Company G, Iowa 27th Infantry Regiment on September 9, 1862. Birth Date: abt 1824. Mustered out on August 8, 1865 at Clinton, Iowa. Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion.
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Oroville Mercury, Tuesday Evening, September 27, 1904, pg 3 col 1: Local News. Lafayette Smith, a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home in Chico Monday. He was nearly 83 years of age.
Chico Record, Wednesday Morning, September 28, 1904, pg 7 col 4: Lafayette Smith Laid In Grave. The funeral of Lafayette Smith, the aged veteran who answered the last summons Monday, was held from the family residence yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended by friends and comrades of the G.A.R. Rev. W.G. White of the Presbyterian church preached the funeral sermon in an impressive and affecting manner. At the grave the ceremonial of the G.A.R. was rendered by Halleck Post, of which deceased was an honored member. Senior Vice Commander O.W. Best acted in the absence of Commander Williams.
The pall bearers were D.L. Barnes, A. Honodel, W.H. Waddams, Sol. Pettit, J.F. Smith and Dan Winters.
Burial took place at Chico Cemetery, per CCA records on Sep 27, 1904.
~~~
See the completed biography on Lafayette Smith, by Simon Acosta, entitled "Biography of Lafayette Smith: Booms and Busts of Westward Expansion" as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2021, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
Company G, 27th Iowa Infantry-Civil War
Lafayette Smith, of Charles City, Iowa enlisted as a private at age 38 in Company G, Iowa 27th Infantry Regiment on September 9, 1862. Birth Date: abt 1824. Mustered out on August 8, 1865 at Clinton, Iowa. Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion.
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Oroville Mercury, Tuesday Evening, September 27, 1904, pg 3 col 1: Local News. Lafayette Smith, a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home in Chico Monday. He was nearly 83 years of age.
Chico Record, Wednesday Morning, September 28, 1904, pg 7 col 4: Lafayette Smith Laid In Grave. The funeral of Lafayette Smith, the aged veteran who answered the last summons Monday, was held from the family residence yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended by friends and comrades of the G.A.R. Rev. W.G. White of the Presbyterian church preached the funeral sermon in an impressive and affecting manner. At the grave the ceremonial of the G.A.R. was rendered by Halleck Post, of which deceased was an honored member. Senior Vice Commander O.W. Best acted in the absence of Commander Williams.
The pall bearers were D.L. Barnes, A. Honodel, W.H. Waddams, Sol. Pettit, J.F. Smith and Dan Winters.
Burial took place at Chico Cemetery, per CCA records on Sep 27, 1904.
~~~
See the completed biography on Lafayette Smith, by Simon Acosta, entitled "Biography of Lafayette Smith: Booms and Busts of Westward Expansion" as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2021, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
Lafayette Smith, of Charles City, Iowa enlisted as a private at age 38 in Company G, Iowa 27th Infantry Regiment on September 9, 1862. Birth Date: abt 1824. Mustered out on August 8, 1865 at Clinton, Iowa. Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion.
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Oroville Mercury, Tuesday Evening, September 27, 1904, pg 3 col 1: Local News. Lafayette Smith, a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home in Chico Monday. He was nearly 83 years of age.
Chico Record, Wednesday Morning, September 28, 1904, pg 7 col 4: Lafayette Smith Laid In Grave. The funeral of Lafayette Smith, the aged veteran who answered the last summons Monday, was held from the family residence yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended by friends and comrades of the G.A.R. Rev. W.G. White of the Presbyterian church preached the funeral sermon in an impressive and affecting manner. At the grave the ceremonial of the G.A.R. was rendered by Halleck Post, of which deceased was an honored member. Senior Vice Commander O.W. Best acted in the absence of Commander Williams.
The pall bearers were D.L. Barnes, A. Honodel, W.H. Waddams, Sol. Pettit, J.F. Smith and Dan Winters.
Burial took place at Chico Cemetery, per CCA records on Sep 27, 1904.
~~~
See the completed biography on Lafayette Smith, by Simon Acosta, entitled "Biography of Lafayette Smith: Booms and Busts of Westward Expansion" as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2021, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
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