Thomas Alfred Smyth
Birthplace: Ballyhooly County, Cork, Ireland
Father: David Smyth 1800 –
Mother: Margaret Kennedy 1815 – 1899
Wife: Amanda Melvina Pounder 1836 – 1918
(Buried: Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware)
Children:
Emma Virginia Smyth 1859 – 1924
Occupation before War:
1854: Immigrated to the United States settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Participated in William Walker’s expedition to Nicaragua
Wood Carver, Coach, and Carriage Maker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain in 24th Pennsylvania Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Major of 1st Delaware Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 1st Delaware Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1863: Participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville Virginia
1863 – 1864: Colonel of 1st Delaware Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded on the 3rd Day at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1864: Served in the Overland Campaign in Virginia
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1864: Served in the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
1864 – 1865: Served as Division Commander in the Union Army
1865: Shot thru the mouth shattering the cervical vertebra Farmville
Died: April 9, 1865
Place of Death: Burke’s Tavern in Nottoway County, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 32 years old
Cause of Death: Wound to the cervical vertebra
Burial Place: Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware
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