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Joseph Rowe Smith Sr.

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Joseph Rowe Smith Sr.

Birth
Hudson Falls, Washington County, New York, USA
Death
3 Sep 1868 (aged 65)
Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, USA
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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. An 1823 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, he was serving as Major of the 7th United States Regular Infantry when the Civil War started. He served as Mustering and Disbursement Officer in Detroit, Michigan until he retired from the service in 1861. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Regular Army on April 9, 1865 for "long and faithful services".
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. An 1823 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, he was serving as Major of the 7th United States Regular Infantry when the Civil War started. He served as Mustering and Disbursement Officer in Detroit, Michigan until he retired from the service in 1861. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Regular Army on April 9, 1865 for "long and faithful services".

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IN MEMORY OF
GENERAL JOSEPH R. SMITH,
U.S. ARMY
A CHRISTIAN SOLDIER,
HE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Lo Marie
  • Added: Jul 5, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93097539/joseph_rowe-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Rowe Smith Sr. (8 Sep 1802–3 Sep 1868), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93097539, citing Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.