Charles Alvord Smith (1828 - 1905)

Born 29 Feb 1828 in Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Young) Smith — married 29 Aug 1852 in Henry, Iowa, United States

Died 17 Nov 1905 at age 77 in Olds, Henry, Iowa, United States [uncertain]

Biography

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Census

1850

Wayne, Henry, IA ^[1]

22

Marriage

Date: 29 Aug 1852

Place: Henry, Iowa, United States ^[2]

Reference

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Physical Description

Description: Group 18-Bro Joe^[3]

Reference or Indent Number

or Indent Number: 39465510

North Wayne Cem, Olds, Henry, IA^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 12 April 2016, Charles A Smith in household of Sylvester Smith, Wayne, Henry, Iowa, United States; citing family 737, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch [2] : 4 November 2017, Charles A. Smith and Margaret Young, 29 Aug 1852, Henry, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 965,926.
3. ↑ Source: #SR190
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 July 2019), memorial page for Charles Alvord Smith (29 Feb 1828–17 Nov 1905), Find A Grave: Memorial #39465510, citing North Wayne Cemetery, Olds, Henry County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by pamela west (contributor 47015463) .

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Notes

N2154Union Civil War Private in Company G, 11th Iowa Infantry (Vol). Charles A. Smith, one of the brothers, was a volunteer in Company G, 11th Iowa, and served from 1862 until the close of the war. He was captured at the battleof Atlanta, July 27, 1864, and was confined in the prison pen at Andersonville for several weeks, but was later sent to Florence where he was exchanged.

11th Iowa Infantry, "Recollections of Prison Life at Andersonville , GA and Florence, SC," by Charles Alvord Smith, Company G, Eleventh Iowa Volunteers, of "Crocker's Iowa Brigade." Originally published circa 1875, it chronicles theauthor's (Smith) capture at the Battle of Atlanta and his subsequent imprisonment at two Confederate prisons. Recently reprinted by the author's great-great nephew, Steven Fenton, 142 pages, paperback, with feature maps,photographs, introduction and with a biography of the author and a condensed historical sketch of the 11th Iowa Volunteers, this book retails for $ 10.00 and can be ordered from Martini Print Media at: msenew@aol.com

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Acknowledgments

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