Smith, Henry

Rank: Private

Unit: I Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: October 9, 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was 21.

Date of birth: 1818

Hometown: Brien, , Germany

Occupation prior to enlistment: Saddler

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 16 September 1840

Cause of death: Chronic diarrhea

Location of fatality: Key West, Florida

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Place of interment: Saint Augustine National Cemetery in Saint Augustine, Florida

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