James P. Smith

(? - 1862)
Home State: Pennsylvania
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He was in Company L.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was killed in action on 17 September 1862.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from Pension files1. Thanks to Jum Buchanan for the reference.

Death Date: 09/17/1862 Death Place: Sharpsburg, MD

Notes

1 US Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Veterans of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, Record Group 15, Washington, DC: US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), 1861-1934 [AotW citation 8699]

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