Smith Family Letters
Four Carroll County, Virginia Soldiers in the American Civil War, 1861-1865
PREFACE CHRONOLOGY PERSONS PLACES REGIMENTS STATISTICS
Appears in:
William A. Smith to Stephen M. Smith, 24 May 1862.
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Wesley  Smith
Born: 4 October 1830
Died: 19 November 1867
  
Occupation[s]:
soldier
Of Carroll County, he enlisted as a private in the 50th Virginia Infantry, was wounded and captured at Lewisburg in 1862; he was exchanged and captured again at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864. He was a first cousin of William Alexander Smith, who gives his rank as captain.
Parents:
Charles Smith
Nancy Smith
Siblings:
Polly Smith
Sally Smith
Susan Smith
Zachariah Smith
Charles Smith
Spouse[s]:
Polly Smith
Children:
M. Ann Smith
James P. Smith
Nancy V. Smith
Military Career:
enlisted as a private in 50th Virginia Infantry at Wolf Creek, 19 May 1862
wounded and captured at the Battle of Lewisburg, 23 May 1862; exchanged November 1862
captured at the Battle of the Wilderness, 5 May 1864; returned to unit before 28 December 1864
Sources: 
Carroll County Census 1850, 1860
Chapla, John D. 50th Virginia Infantry. The Virginia regimental histories series. Lynchburg, Va: H.E. Howard, 1997.
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