Smith, William

Rank: Private

Unit: A Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: March 13, 1841 in New York, New York. He was 23.

Date of birth: 1818

Hometown: New York, New York

Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 4 August 1841

Cause of death: Disease unknown

Location of fatality: Fort Shannon, Florida

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

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