Enlisted on March 3, 1865.

My gggg uncle.

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Jacob Smith is younger brother of Cpl Wm Smith

William Smith is my greatgreat grandfather

b:9-8-1842 Belfast, Ireland d:5-5-1909 Newton Harvey Co., Kansas.Robert Collins Civil War history,In 1861 he entered the army as a private in Company H. Sixth regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry, and was with his command continually for three years, participating in all the battles and campaigns in the army of the Potomac, from the first Bull Run to Gettysburg, where he was wounded. After his recovery from his wounds he was transferred to the navy and assigned to the North Atlantic squadron, under command of Commodore porter, where he held a commission as Acting Ensign, and was one of a command of Marines who took Fort Fisher, in North Carolina, where he was again wounded; was at the final taking of Richmond, and was mustered out in 1865.

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Entered in error. Andrew is listed as being in the 6th U.S. Cavalry

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My ggg grandfather. Would love a picture of him!

Wounded at the Battle of Beverly Ford, in Virginia, it took 30 years of correspondence with the War Dept., before he was granted a pension.Since the money was retroactive, he was quite ''wealthy'' for a short time before he died, in his early 80''s.

Hugh was originally in Company C but then transferred to Company L. Hugh was captured and sent to Andersonville on 5/10/1864. He was later sent to Camp Lawton GA. He was originally in the 24th PA Infantry (3 months) at the start of the war. There is an article in the newspaper (Phila. Press) that states that he had a confrontation with Captain Thomas Smythe of the 24th PA Infantry. He was scheduled to be court martialed but I have found no records of it. He ended up in this cavalry regiment for the rest of the war.