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Major William A. Smith

Smith, William Alexander, Private

Born in Anson County where he resided as a student prior to enlisting at Camp Ellis, Virginia, at age 18, July 22, 1861. Present or accounted for until wounded in the left leg at Malvern Hill, Virginia, July 1, 1862. Reported absent wounded until discharged on November 11, 1862, by reason of wounds received at Malvern Hill.¹

¹Jordan, Jr., Weymouth T., ed. North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865, A Roster Vol. 5, 11^th-15^th Regiments, 13^th Battalion. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing Company, 2004, 422.