Comments on Zaddock Smith (1826 - 1863) Civil War Veteran

Question

A veteran of the civil war who has some good sources and a rejected match of a possible duplicate needs some good g2g insight. Are they the same person? It appears they are but with some good collaboration we can help in the genealogy of this wonderful veteran. 

Thank you wikitree family 

See https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-175229 and https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-254585

Answer 1

United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
: Zadock Smith
: Service Co B 106 NY Inf
: Pension Widow  December 26, 1863

:Beneficiary Clarissa Smith

<ref>"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-6811 : 20 February 2021), Zadock Smith, 1863.  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YMH-HFY?i=3580&cc=1919699&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQJDP-6811</ref>

Comments

It’s a match the wife is Clarissa Smith the pension beneficiary.  Thank you Chris 

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The merge was initially rejected because he “was born in Hempstead, NY and died in Richmond, VA as a prisoner of war on 28 Aug 1864.” However no source to show he was a P.O.W or was born in Hempstead or is there? 

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The gravestone engraving is interesting says

 “Zadock Smith father of Rhoda A. 2nd Lieut. Co. I. 106th N.Y. Inf. 1826 Killed in battle 1863. Grave Unknown. This inscription is to the memory of the 344 men of Scotts 900 who lost their lives in the Civil War”

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Wife’s memorial FindAGrave shows her obit saying he was killed in the war. I believe the merge should cont. there was only one man named Zadock or Zadock Smith in the 106th with the same wife and kids. 

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There's another general soldiers memorial that he's listed under at

https://vermontcivilwar.org/get.php?input=79804

 Smith, Zadock

MILITARY SERVICE
Age: 0, credited to Berkshire, VT
Unit(s): 106th NY INF
Service: enl, 1862, 106th NY INF, kia, Culpeper, 10/11/63
VITALS
Birth: abt 1826, Berkshire, VT
Death: 10/11/1863

Answer 2

It's amazing how many Zaddock Smiths served in the Civil War on both sides.

The New York, U.S., Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca. 1861-1865, lists a Zaddock Smith of DeKalb, St. Lawrence County, New York, who was born on April 26, 1826, in Gouvernor, New York, and served as a Sergeant in the 106th.  He enlisted on August 6, 1862, for one year at DeKalb and mustered as a Sergeant on August 27, 1862.  It reflects that he was the son of Zaddock and Mary Tibbits.  It says he was killed in action on October 11, 1863, in action near Brandy Station and was buried on the battlefield in a grave with Captain Peach.https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1964/images/31513_216241-00566?usePUB=true&_phsrc=qcN40230&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=187858

He must have been reburied - https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/92946089:60525

I also think it's the same person.

Comments

It’s the same person. The men who were thought to be killed on the battle field were taken prisoner see https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ivers-184

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The same battle interesting here is https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Peach-1164 

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It appears Zaddoc Smith was KIA as where Ivers was a P.O.W. I mentioned this in another g2g. Fascinating!

Answer 3

United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917
: Zadock Smith
: Service Corpl Co I  106 NY Inf
: Pension Widow Date 26 Dec 1863  New York <ref> "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHZL-LYQ : 24 March 2016), Zadock Smith, 1863. </ref>
: Enlisted July 24, 1862  
: Killed Oct. 11, 1863  Culpepper, Va.  <ref>https://www.fold3.com/document.php?doc=5637382&xid=215&p=ma </ref>

Comments

Says “KIA” which I’m certain he was but is it possible he and Ivers were taken prisoner? The family gravestone says killed in battle maybe they didn’t know he was take Prisoner. Something to consider but have to go by the sources. In Ivers case the newspaper said he was killed in action when he actually was taken prisoner.