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Confederate (CSV)

Private

William W Smith

Home State: Texas

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 5th Texas Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He was in Company G.

On the Campaign

He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862.

References & notes

Basic information from Polley1. Roster has: Appt. SSgt., Jan.16, 1863: POW, Suffolk, Va., Apr., 1863: Exchanged, May 15, 1863: W. (chest) & POW, Gettysburg (July 2, 1863): Exchanged: Detailed to Div. QM Guard, July, 1864: Appt. Div. Foragemaster, Dec., 1864: Paroled, Appomattox (Apr.12, 1865).

Notes

1   Polley, Joseph Benjamin, Hood's Texas Brigade, New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1910, pp. 340-342  [AotW citation 2553]