Person:George Smith (513)

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George Geddes Smith
b.11 Jan 1843 Fort Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan
d.13 Feb 1875 Fort Russell, Laramie County, Wyoming
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m. 1834
  1. Col. Joseph Lee Kirby Smith1836 - 1862
  2. Emma Jerome Smith1840 - 1916
  3. George Geddes Smith1843 - 1875
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Name[1] George Geddes Smith
Gender Male
Birth[1] 11 Jan 1843 Fort Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan(he appears to have gone by his grandfather's surname of "Smith," rather than "Kirby-Smith," as his father & uncles did)
Death[1] 13 Feb 1875 Fort Russell, Laramie County, Wyoming(suicide)
Burial[1] Warren Air Base Cemetery, Laramie County, Wyoming
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.

    Lieut. G. g. Smith

    Military marker: 2nd Lt. 23 US Inf.

    There is also a monument for him in the family plot at Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York.

  2.   Cheyenne (Wyoming) Daily Leader
    p. 4, 15 Feb 1875.

    Military Items.

    A shocking case of suicide at Fort Russell, on Saturday evening at seven o'clock, Lieutenant George Geddes Smith, 23 Infantry, deliberately blew his brains out with a revolver. Deceased had been laboring under mental depression for a couple of weeks, and the dreadful act terminating his life, is attributed to the results of this depression. He was a young man of fine talents, and had many friends in and out of his regiment. He was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 23d Infantry October 1st, 1873. He had served in the navy prior to this, with an honorable record. The remains will be buried to-day at the Post cemetery with military honors.

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