Saw Service In Oregon
Death of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, U.S.A., Retired
Was a Prisoner at Andersonville and Libby—In Command at Vancouver Many Years Ago.
Lieutenant-Colonel T. M. K. Smith, U.S.A., retired, died of heart failure yesterday morning at his residence, 765 Johnson street, He was 58 years old, and a native of Uniontown, Pa.
Colonel Smith had a record as a gallant officer. He was highly respected in all ranks of the service by numerous friends. He was retired in May, 1899, on account of ill health. Last October he came to Portland from San Diego, Cal. on the advice of physicians to seek a more bracing climate. His death came after an illness of only 10 days.
Colonel Smith served with distinction in the rebellion. He was captured in the battle of Weldon Railroad, Virginia, and held as a prisoner of war at Libby prison, and afterwards at Andersonville. He was appointed Second Lieutenant of the Seventeenth Infantry in July, 1864, and promoted to First Lieutenant the same year. He was made Captain in May, 1877; Major, First Infantry, June 1894; Lieutenant—Colonel Tenth Infantry, June 30, 1898. After the rebellion his service was principally on the frontier, and in Arizona with General Crook. He was stationed at Vancouver, Wash., over 30 years ago with the Twenty-third Infantry, and saw service in Oregon.
Colonel Smith married a daughter of the late Captain William Kelly, of the Eighth United States Cavalry, and an old resident of Vancouver, Wash. His wife and two children survive him. Notice of the funeral will be given later.
[The Oregonian, 4 Mar 1901, p10]
Death of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, U.S.A., Retired
Was a Prisoner at Andersonville and Libby—In Command at Vancouver Many Years Ago.
Lieutenant-Colonel T. M. K. Smith, U.S.A., retired, died of heart failure yesterday morning at his residence, 765 Johnson street, He was 58 years old, and a native of Uniontown, Pa.
Colonel Smith had a record as a gallant officer. He was highly respected in all ranks of the service by numerous friends. He was retired in May, 1899, on account of ill health. Last October he came to Portland from San Diego, Cal. on the advice of physicians to seek a more bracing climate. His death came after an illness of only 10 days.
Colonel Smith served with distinction in the rebellion. He was captured in the battle of Weldon Railroad, Virginia, and held as a prisoner of war at Libby prison, and afterwards at Andersonville. He was appointed Second Lieutenant of the Seventeenth Infantry in July, 1864, and promoted to First Lieutenant the same year. He was made Captain in May, 1877; Major, First Infantry, June 1894; Lieutenant—Colonel Tenth Infantry, June 30, 1898. After the rebellion his service was principally on the frontier, and in Arizona with General Crook. He was stationed at Vancouver, Wash., over 30 years ago with the Twenty-third Infantry, and saw service in Oregon.
Colonel Smith married a daughter of the late Captain William Kelly, of the Eighth United States Cavalry, and an old resident of Vancouver, Wash. His wife and two children survive him. Notice of the funeral will be given later.
[The Oregonian, 4 Mar 1901, p10]
Saw Service In Oregon
Death of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, U.S.A., Retired
Was a Prisoner at Andersonville and Libby—In Command at Vancouver Many Years Ago.
Lieutenant-Colonel T. M. K. Smith, U.S.A., retired, died of heart failure yesterday morning at his residence, 765 Johnson street, He was 58 years old, and a native of Uniontown, Pa.
Colonel Smith had a record as a gallant officer. He was highly respected in all ranks of the service by numerous friends. He was retired in May, 1899, on account of ill health. Last October he came to Portland from San Diego, Cal. on the advice of physicians to seek a more bracing climate. His death came after an illness of only 10 days.
Colonel Smith served with distinction in the rebellion. He was captured in the battle of Weldon Railroad, Virginia, and held as a prisoner of war at Libby prison, and afterwards at Andersonville. He was appointed Second Lieutenant of the Seventeenth Infantry in July, 1864, and promoted to First Lieutenant the same year. He was made Captain in May, 1877; Major, First Infantry, June 1894; Lieutenant—Colonel Tenth Infantry, June 30, 1898. After the rebellion his service was principally on the frontier, and in Arizona with General Crook. He was stationed at Vancouver, Wash., over 30 years ago with the Twenty-third Infantry, and saw service in Oregon.
Colonel Smith married a daughter of the late Captain William Kelly, of the Eighth United States Cavalry, and an old resident of Vancouver, Wash. His wife and two children survive him. Notice of the funeral will be given later.
[The Oregonian, 4 Mar 1901, p10]
Death of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, U.S.A., Retired
Was a Prisoner at Andersonville and Libby—In Command at Vancouver Many Years Ago.
Lieutenant-Colonel T. M. K. Smith, U.S.A., retired, died of heart failure yesterday morning at his residence, 765 Johnson street, He was 58 years old, and a native of Uniontown, Pa.
Colonel Smith had a record as a gallant officer. He was highly respected in all ranks of the service by numerous friends. He was retired in May, 1899, on account of ill health. Last October he came to Portland from San Diego, Cal. on the advice of physicians to seek a more bracing climate. His death came after an illness of only 10 days.
Colonel Smith served with distinction in the rebellion. He was captured in the battle of Weldon Railroad, Virginia, and held as a prisoner of war at Libby prison, and afterwards at Andersonville. He was appointed Second Lieutenant of the Seventeenth Infantry in July, 1864, and promoted to First Lieutenant the same year. He was made Captain in May, 1877; Major, First Infantry, June 1894; Lieutenant—Colonel Tenth Infantry, June 30, 1898. After the rebellion his service was principally on the frontier, and in Arizona with General Crook. He was stationed at Vancouver, Wash., over 30 years ago with the Twenty-third Infantry, and saw service in Oregon.
Colonel Smith married a daughter of the late Captain William Kelly, of the Eighth United States Cavalry, and an old resident of Vancouver, Wash. His wife and two children survive him. Notice of the funeral will be given later.
[The Oregonian, 4 Mar 1901, p10]
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