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1006…….(Born N. Y.)
William S.
Smith
(Ap’d N. Y.)……….21
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1835, to July 1, 1839,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., 1st
Artillery, July 1, 1839.
Served: at the
Camp of Instruction, near Trenton, N. J., 1839; on the Northern Frontier at
Pittsburg, N. Y., 1839-41, during Canada Border Disturbances; in garrison at
Ft. Constitution, N. H., 1841-44; on Recruiting service, 1844; in garrison
at Ft. Constitution, N. H., 1844-45; in Military Occupation of Texas, at
Corpus Christi, 1845-46;
(First Lieut., 1st
Artillery, June 18, 1846)
on Recruiting service,
1846-48; and in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1848-49.
Died, Nov. 6, 1849, at
Kingsbridge, N. Y.: Aged 30. |
