Smith, Joseph Rowe.

Dates:
Active 1783
Active 1949

Biographical notes:

Joseph Rowe Smith was born in Stillwater, New York on Sept. 8, 1802. He graduated from West Point, U.S. Military Academy in 1823 and served in the Florida war, 1837-1842; Mexican War, and returned in 1861 because of a debilitating wound to his left arm. In 1864 he was appointed Mustering and Disbursing Officer for Michigan, with headquarters on the Great Lakes. In 1865 Smith was brevetted Brigadier-General for his long and honorable military service. Joseph R. Smith died in Monroe, Michigan on Sept. 3, 1868.

From the description of Joseph Rowe Smith papers, 1783-1949. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 298554781

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • Arkansas (as recorded)
  • Jefferson Barracks (Saint Louis, Mo.) (as recorded)