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.
James R. Smith to Stephen M. Smith, 18 April 1863.
William A. Smith to Stephen M. Smith, 28 April 1863.
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William Leander  Smith
Born: 4 February 1843
Died: 20 March 1924
  
Occupation[s]:
farm laborer
soldier
Of Pine Creek in Carroll County; he enlisted in the 50th Virginia Infantry in May 1862 and was wounded and captured at Lewisburg; he was exchanged, and after going absent without leave in 1863 was with the unit in 1865.
Parents:
Charles Smith
Nancy Smith
Siblings:
Polly Smith
Sally Smith
Susan Smith
Zachariah Smith
Charles Smith
Spouse[s]:
Rutha Smith
Children:
Neoma F. Smith
Nancy M. Smith
John W. Smith
Louisand A. Smith
Military Career:
enlisted as private in 50th Virginia Infantry at Wolf Creek 19 May 1862
wounded and captured at Lewisburg 23 May 1862; exchanged November 1862
absent without leave 18 April 1863, returned 28 April
Sources: 
Carroll County Census 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
Chapla, John D. 50th Virginia Infantry. The Virginia regimental histories series. Lynchburg, Va: H.E. Howard, 1997.