Andrew Jackson “Whiskey” Smith
Born: April 28, 1815
Birthplace: Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Father: Brig. General Samuel Smith 1749 – 1835
(Buried: Thompson Memorial Cemetery, New Hope, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Ann Lacey Wilkinson 1776 – 1842
(Buried: Thompson Memorial Cemetery, New Hope, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Ann Mason Simpson 1819 – 1900
(Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri)
Married: October 17, 1844 in Saint Louis Missouri
Children:
Anna Smith Unknown – 1850
(Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery Saint Louis Missouri)
Robert S. Smith 1852 – 1862
(Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery Saint Louis Missouri)
William Beaumont Smith 1860 – 1901
(Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri)
Education:
1838: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (36th in class)
1838 – 1839: Attended Cavalry School of Practice
Occupation before War:
1838 – 1845: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1839 – 1840: Recruiter for United States Army
1840 – 1841: Frontier Duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1841: Frontier Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1841 – 1845: Frontier Duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1845 – 1847: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1847 – 1861: Captain, United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1849 – 1853: Recruiter for United States Army
1853: Served in the Rogue River Expedition
1855: Served in the Skirmish at Cow Creek, Oregon
1857 – 1858: Member of Oregon War Claims Commission
1858 – 1859: Frontier Duty at Walla Walla, Washington
1859 – 1860: Frontier Duty at Fort Vancouver, Washington
1860: Served in the Skirmishes near Harney Lake
1860: Served in the Skirmishes near Owyhee River
1860 – 1861: Frontier Duty at Fort Walla Walla, Washington
1861: Served on the March to Nez Perce Agency
Civil War Career:
1861: Major United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1861 – 1864: Major, United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 2nd California, Cavalry Regiment
1862: Chief of Cavalry for Union Army, Department of the Missouri
1862: Chief of Cavalry for Union Army, Department of the Mississippi
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Division Commander during the Kentucky Campaign
1862: Participated in the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi
1863: Served in the Capture of Arkansas Post in Arkansas
1863: Served in the Capture of Jackson, Mississippi
1864: Division Commander in the Army of the Tennessee
1864: Served in the Capture of Fort De Russy
1864: Served in the Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana
1864: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana
1864 – 1866: Lt. Colonel United States Army, 5th Cavalry Regiment
1864: Covered the retreat of Major General Nathaniel Bank’s Army
1864 – 1866: Major General of Union Army Volunteers
1864: Served in the Expedition from Memphis, Tennessee to Holly Springs, Arkansas
1864: Served in the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee
1865: Commander of 16th Army Corps in the Union Army
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for Gallantry at Battle of Tupelo
1865: Served in Siege of Spanish Fort in Mobile, Alabama Campaign
1865: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry at Battle of Nashville
1865: District Commander in Montgomery, Alabama
1865 – 1866: Commander of District of Western, Louisiana
1866: Mustered out of Volunteer Service with Union Army January 15
Occupation after War:
1864 – 1866: Lt. Colonel United States Army, 5th Cavalry Regiment
1866: Member of Board for Recommendations for Brevet Promotions
1866 – 1869: Colonel United States Army, 7th Cavalry Regiment
1866 – 1867: Commander of District of Upper, Arkansas
1867 – 1868: Commander of U.S. Army Department of the Missouri
1869: Resigned from United States Army on May 6th
1869 – 1897: United States Postmaster for Saint Louis, Missouri
1889 – 1897: Colonel of U.S. Army Cavalry on retired list
Died: January 28, 1897
Place of Death: St. Louis, Missouri
Cause of Death: Cerebral apoplexy
Age at time of Death: 82 years old
Burial Place: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
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