. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. ^ 4, 1861,at Harpers Ferry, to accept the commission as FirstLieutenant in the Fourteenth United States Infantry,with rank from May 14, 1861. He joined the regi-ment at Fort Trumbull, Conn., and assisted in theorganization of the First Battalion ; moved with it toPerr3^ville, Md., in October, 1861, during whichperiod he was Adjutant of the Battalion ; promotedCaptain Fourteenth United States Infantry, Octo-ber 25, 1861 ; he organized his company at Perry-ville, Md., and in March, 1862, with it joined Sykes. MAJOR AND BREVET
. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy. ^ 4, 1861,at Harpers Ferry, to accept the commission as FirstLieutenant in the Fourteenth United States Infantry,with rank from May 14, 1861. He joined the regi-ment at Fort Trumbull, Conn., and assisted in theorganization of the First Battalion ; moved with it toPerr3^ville, Md., in October, 1861, during whichperiod he was Adjutant of the Battalion ; promotedCaptain Fourteenth United States Infantry, Octo-ber 25, 1861 ; he organized his company at Perry-ville, Md., and in March, 1862, with it joined Sykes. MAJOR AND BREVET W. R. SMEDBERG. UNITED STATES ARMY. * THE NEW YORKjPUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOft, LENOXTfLDEN FOUNDATIONS 315 Division of the Arni}^ of the Potomac at Washing-ton, D. C, and soon afterwards proceeded to FortressMonroe with the division of regnlar infantry. Withhis regiment he participated in the siege of York-town, march np the Peninsula, battle of Gaines Mills,June 27, 1862, retreat to the James River, and en-gagements at White Oak Swamp, the Charles CityCross-roads, and also the battle of Malvern from the Peninsula he took part in thesecond battle of Bull Run and battles of SouthMountain and Antietam ; also Fredericksburg. Ow-ing to sickness he was not present with his regimentat Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, but joined it atthe time of the draft riots in New York, and againproceeded to the field and took part in the Campaignof Mine Run. He was appointed Division Inspector,First Division, Fifth Army Corps, by GeneralCharles Griffin in April
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