Soldier: Madison M Smith
Regiment: 43rd. OVI
Company: B
Age: 19
Date Entering Service: 10/1/1861
Period of Service: 3 years 2 months 20 days
Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):
Received a shell wound to the head at the Siege of Corinth. Mustered out 12/13/1864, discharged 12/21/1864
Battles in which he fought:
Battle of New Madrid, Mississippi 3/13/1862
Battle of Iuka, Mississippi 9/19-20/1862
Siege of Corinth, Mississippi 10/3-4/1862
Battle of Decatur, Georgia 12/8/1863
Battle of Resaca, Georgia 5/13-16/1864
Battle of Dallas, Georgia 5/25-6/4/1864
Battle of Kenesaw Mountains, Georgia 6/9-30/1864
Battle of Nickajack, Georgia 7/25/1864
Battle of Atlanta, Georgia 7/28-9/2/1864
Siege of Savannah, Georgia 12/10-21/1864
Other interesting information discovered:
Madison Smith was born in Morrow County, Ohio on 11/8/1841. On 12/24/1865 he married Susan Kelly in Morrow County. Madison lived and farmed in Morrow County much of his life. He received an invalid’s pension on 4/16/1884. Susan Smith received a widow’s pension on 4/3/1906. The date of his death and place of burial are unknown.
Date of Death: Unknown Place of burial: unknown
Adopted By: Bob and Penny Brooke Researcher: Velda L Montgomery
