Soldiers’ Dossiers (1861–1865)
Thomas Martin Smiley
Pvt.—5th Va. Inf.
From Compiled Military Service Records at National Archives
Personal Information
Name:Thomas Martin Smiley
Birthplace:Augusta Co.
Date of Birth:June 4, 1842
Physical Description:Height 6'2", eyes blue, hair brown, complexion dark.
Prewar Life:1860 Census, Farmhand, age 17, 1st District, Augusta Co.
Enlistment Records
Date of Enlistment:April 16, 1861
Place of Enlistment:Augusta Co.
Age at Enlistment:19
Occupation at Enlistment:Farmer
Conscript Or Substitute:--
Service Information
Rank:Pvt.
Company:D
Transfer Company:--
Regiment:5th Va. Inf.
Military Service Record
Promotions:To Sgt. 07-01-1863
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Muster Sheet:--
Captured:May 12, 1864; Spotsylvania
Missing in Action:--
Prison:Ft. Delaware; released
AWOL (Absent without Leave):--
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Discharge:--
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Casualty Information
Killed in Action:--
Wounded in Action:May 3, 1863; Chancellorsville, hand and face
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Other Information
Personal Life:--
Postwar Life:1870 Census, Farmer, age 27, Riverheads District, Augusta Co. Membership application for Stonewall Jackson Camp No. 25 C. V. Staunton 08-22-92; collected the information for Co. D's muster roll published in Staunton Vindicator 03-03-93
Date of Death:November 11, 1920
Place of Death:near Moffett's Creek
Burial Place:New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Cause Of Death:--
Epitaph:--
Dwelling # (1860 Census):1363
Family # (1860 Census):1345