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William Moir Smith

 
 
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Photographed By Christian Belena
1. William Moir Smith Marker
Inscription.
Company A. 71st Reg
N.Y.S.M.
Who fell mortally wounded
at the first battle
of Bull Run
July 21, 1861.
Died at Richmond, VA
Aug 1, 1861
Aged 22 years

 
Erected 1865.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 40° 39.328′ N, 73° 59.581′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Greenwood Heights. The grave is located in Section 91, Plot 10388 of The Green-Wood Cemetery. The location pin is in the center of that section. For the precise location, visit the locator kiosk at the Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY 11232, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Governor DeWitt Clinton (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anderson Family Tomb (about 700 feet away); Historic Chapel (about 700 feet away); Van Ness-Parsons Family Tomb (approx. 0.2 miles away); Korean War Irish Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); McDonald (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Battle of Brooklyn (approx. 0.2
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miles away); a different marker also named The Battle of Brooklyn (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.
 
More about this marker. The detailing on the uniform is still very crisp and clear after 147 years in the elements.
 
Regarding William Moir Smith. William Moir Smith (1839-1861). Lieutenant, 71st Regiment National Guard, New York State Militia, Company A. Smith was severely wounded at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, and taken prisoner by the Confederates. First his foot, then later his leg were amputated, before he died while still a prisoner of war in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia, on August 2, 1861. Mr Jackson, a family friend living in Richmond, took charge of the body, interring it in a metal coffin placed in a tomb. Here the body remained for the length of the war. Finally, family and friends were able to have the body exhumed and shipped back to New York, where he was reinterred at The Green–Wood Cemetery on October 22, 1865 in Section 75, lot 5007.

Prior to the war, William was a member of the 'Alert Hose Co. No. 3'. His funeral took place at Central Presbyterian Church. Services were held, by Rev. Dr.
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Rockwell and Members of Host Co. No. 3 escorted the body to the church for services. Members of the seventy first Regiment acted as escort to the grave site.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2008, by Christian Belena of Brooklyn, New York. This page has been viewed 2,624 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photo   1. submitted on April 25, 2008, by Christian Belena of Brooklyn, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
 
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