Soldier:  Madison M Smith

Regiment:  43^rd. 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