Simon S. Smith served as a Private in the 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, and also as a Corporal in Company B of the 188th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War.

He enlisted in the Union Army on November 6, 1862 as a Private.

He initially served in Company E, 165th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.

He received his discharge from the Army on December 14, 1865.

He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on June 14, 1930.

SIMON SMITH DIES SUDDENLY

CIVIL WAR VET, WHO WALKED TO HERSHEY, PASSES ON.

Simon S. Smith, 88 year-old Civil War veteran, who lived at the Pitzer House, Chambersburg Street, for many years, was found dead in bed at the home of his sister, Mrs. Augustus Bittinger, Hagerstown, this morning. Death was attributed to natural causes.

Mr. Smith, who had been visiting his sister for three weeks returned to Gettysburg for Memorial Day, May 30, returning to Hagerstown after the exercises.

Mr. Smith, a native of Adams County, was a member of the 165th Pennsylvania artillery during the Civil War. He was a member of Corporal Skelly post, No. 9, G.A.R., here.

WALKED TO CEMETERY

The veteran preferred to walk rather than ride in an automobile and on Memorial Day he refused offers to ride to the cemetery, but walked there from the Pitzer House. He sat on the rostrum with the other veterans. Several years ago, when members of Corporal Skelly post held an outing at Hershey Park, five miles west of here, Mr. Smith walked there from Gettysburg, rather than ride in an automobile.

Surviving are four sisters: Mrs. Laura Snyder, Steinwehr Avenue; Mrs. Fannie Myers, Fairfield; Mrs. Augustus Bittinger, Hagerstown; and Mrs. Daniel Kuhn, Cashtown; and two brothers, William Smith, Lewisville, Ohio; and James Smith, Milledgeville, Illinois.

The body was brought to the Bender funeral home here. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

(From THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Thursday Evening, June 12, 1930)

SIMON SMITH TO BE BURIED WITH HONORS

Military funeral services for Simon S. Smith, Gettysburg, Civil war veteran, who was found dead in bed at the home of his sister, Mrs. Augustus Bittinger, Hagerstown, where he had gone several weeks ago on a visit, will be held from the Bender funeral home, Carlisle Street, Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev. L. B. Hafer, Gettysburg, will officiate. The Sons of Veterans will hold services and furnish a firing squad and bugler. Interment will be in the National cemetery.

Mr. Smith served two enlistments during the Civil war, one with Co. B, 188th Pennsylvania infantry and the other with the 3rd regiment, Pennsylvania artillery.

(From THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Friday Evening, June 13, 1930)

CIVIL WAR VETERAN BURIED WITH HONORS

Full military honors were accorded Simon S. Smith, Civil war veteran, who was found dead in bed at the home of a sister, Mrs. Augustus Bittinger, Hagerstown, Thursday morning, when funeral services were held this morning at 10 o'clock from the Bender funeral home, Carlisle Street. The Rev. L. B. Hafer officiated, and he was assisted at the grave in the National cemetery by the Rev. W. D. E. Scott, chaplain of the Sons of Union Veterans.

The pallbearers were G. Harry Roth, Chase Flaharty, William Durboraw, William Henry, J. E. Snyder, and E. F. Strausbaugh.

The Sons of Union Veterans furnished a firing squad. The bugler was W. L. Baldwin, Allentown, staff sergeant of the Pennsylvania brigade, Sons of Veterans Reserves. Edward Hughes was the echo bugler.

(From THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday Evening, June 14, 1930)