Frederick Appleton Smith (May 15, 1849 – February 4, 1922) was a

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Biography

He was born in

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on May 15, 1849. He entered the

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on July 1, 1869, and graduated in 1873. He then served in the Nez Perce War. He retired on May 15, 1913. On January 28, 1915, he remarried at age 64, a widow, Mrs. Hevenor, the former Emma Mandeville. He died on February 4, 1922, and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Newburgh, New York.

Publications

Personal experiences and observations during campaign in Cuba
(1899)
Infantry drill regulations, United States Army
(1904)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Frederick Appleton 1849 births 1922 deaths United States Army generals United States Military Academy alumni