Smither, William

Rank: Private

Unit: B Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: March 4, 1837 in Richmond, Virginia. He was 32.

Date of birth: 1805

Hometown: Essex, Virginia

Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 19 April 1838

Cause of death: Dysentery

Location of fatality: Fort Jupiter, Florida (Jupiter, Florida)

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