Algernon Emory Smith was an officer in the US 7th Cavalry Regiment who was killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory.
10 Facts About Algernon Smith
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Algernon Smith became a lieutenant in the 117th New York Volunteer Infantry until October 1863 when he was assigned to Maj.
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Algernon Smith was severely wounded at Fort Fisher in January 1865.
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Algernon Smith was later breveted to major for his actions in the war.
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Algernon Smith soon became friends with Custer, and was part of the so-called "Custer Clan" or "Custer Gang" of close-knit friends and relatives of the general.
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Algernon Smith married Nettie B Bowen on October 10,1867, at her home in Newport, New York.
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Algernon Smith served in the 1868 Washita Campaign, seeing his first action against the Native Americans.
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Algernon Smith was promoted to 1st lieutenant on December 5,1868.
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Algernon Smith participated in most of the 7th Cavalry's campaigns, including the 1873 Yellowstone campaign and as assistant quartermaster in the 1874 Black Hills expedition.
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Algernon Smith was re-interred in 1877 in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.