US Soldier killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Pvt Smith enlisted into the US Army on December 1, 1874, in St Louis, MO for five years. He was described as 5'4" tall, hazel eyes, black hair with a dark complexion. On February 8, 1875, Smith reported for duty at Opelika, AL. He was assigned to Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment. At the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Company E was commanded by 2nd Lt William Reily. During the battle Company E was attached to LTC George A Custer's battalion. Smith was killed sometime during the fighting. Smith's remains were not reported as being identified. Therefore, it is likely that Smith was buried where his remains were found. In 1881 all known battlefield burials were moved to a mass grave on Last Stand Hill. At the time of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, there were two James Smiths assigned to Company E. They were carried on the troop roster as Smith 1 and Smith 2.
∼Private, Company E, 7th US Cavalry. Formerly a Sergeant, he had been reduced in rank to Private at the time of the expedition. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana.
The first of two men named James Smith, both assigned to Company E, 7th US Cavalry, and both killed on the same day. This particular James Smith was born in Tipperary County, Ireland, and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. On 10 Sept 1866, he reenlisted for Company F, 7th US Cavalry, giving his previous occupation as a laborer. He had hazel eyes, brown hair, a ruddy complexion, and was 5 feet 6 inches tall. In January 1875, he was court-martialed for being drunk and disorderly, and for swearing at his First Sergeant, for which he was punished by confinement at hard labor for one month, and reduction from the rank of Sergeant to Private. He was killed on Last Stand Hill, along with all of the soldiers of Custer's Column, and was initially buried where he fell. In 1878, the bodies of the soldiers were removed from their field burials and reinterred in a mass grave at the top of Last Stand Hill, where his body remains today. He was not married.
∼Private, Company E, 7th US Cavalry. Formerly a Sergeant, he had been reduced in rank to Private at the time of the expedition. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana.
The first of two men named James Smith, both assigned to Company E, 7th US Cavalry, and both killed on the same day. This particular James Smith was born in Tipperary County, Ireland, and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. On 10 Sept 1866, he reenlisted for Company F, 7th US Cavalry, giving his previous occupation as a laborer. He had hazel eyes, brown hair, a ruddy complexion, and was 5 feet 6 inches tall. In January 1875, he was court-martialed for being drunk and disorderly, and for swearing at his First Sergeant, for which he was punished by confinement at hard labor for one month, and reduction from the rank of Sergeant to Private. He was killed on Last Stand Hill, along with all of the soldiers of Custer's Column, and was initially buried where he fell. In 1878, the bodies of the soldiers were removed from their field burials and reinterred in a mass grave at the top of Last Stand Hill, where his body remains today. He was not married.
US Soldier killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Pvt Smith enlisted into the US Army on December 1, 1874, in St Louis, MO for five years. He was described as 5'4" tall, hazel eyes, black hair with a dark complexion. On February 8, 1875, Smith reported for duty at Opelika, AL. He was assigned to Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment. At the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Company E was commanded by 2nd Lt William Reily. During the battle Company E was attached to LTC George A Custer's battalion. Smith was killed sometime during the fighting. Smith's remains were not reported as being identified. Therefore, it is likely that Smith was buried where his remains were found. In 1881 all known battlefield burials were moved to a mass grave on Last Stand Hill. At the time of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, there were two James Smiths assigned to Company E. They were carried on the troop roster as Smith 1 and Smith 2.
∼Private, Company E, 7th US Cavalry. Formerly a Sergeant, he had been reduced in rank to Private at the time of the expedition. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana.
The first of two men named James Smith, both assigned to Company E, 7th US Cavalry, and both killed on the same day. This particular James Smith was born in Tipperary County, Ireland, and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. On 10 Sept 1866, he reenlisted for Company F, 7th US Cavalry, giving his previous occupation as a laborer. He had hazel eyes, brown hair, a ruddy complexion, and was 5 feet 6 inches tall. In January 1875, he was court-martialed for being drunk and disorderly, and for swearing at his First Sergeant, for which he was punished by confinement at hard labor for one month, and reduction from the rank of Sergeant to Private. He was killed on Last Stand Hill, along with all of the soldiers of Custer's Column, and was initially buried where he fell. In 1878, the bodies of the soldiers were removed from their field burials and reinterred in a mass grave at the top of Last Stand Hill, where his body remains today. He was not married.
∼Private, Company E, 7th US Cavalry. Formerly a Sergeant, he had been reduced in rank to Private at the time of the expedition. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana.
The first of two men named James Smith, both assigned to Company E, 7th US Cavalry, and both killed on the same day. This particular James Smith was born in Tipperary County, Ireland, and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. On 10 Sept 1866, he reenlisted for Company F, 7th US Cavalry, giving his previous occupation as a laborer. He had hazel eyes, brown hair, a ruddy complexion, and was 5 feet 6 inches tall. In January 1875, he was court-martialed for being drunk and disorderly, and for swearing at his First Sergeant, for which he was punished by confinement at hard labor for one month, and reduction from the rank of Sergeant to Private. He was killed on Last Stand Hill, along with all of the soldiers of Custer's Column, and was initially buried where he fell. In 1878, the bodies of the soldiers were removed from their field burials and reinterred in a mass grave at the top of Last Stand Hill, where his body remains today. He was not married.
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