Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

William Smith (b. circa 1832 - d. 1881)
MSA SC 3520-5060
USCT Soldier, Dorchester County, Maryland

Sources:


Archival Sources -

COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (Bounty Rolls) MSA S629, William Smith, Volunteers, Dates: 1864-1880, Page 159, MSA S629-1.

DORCHESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS (Slave Statistics) 1867-1868, William Radcliffe, Page 167-168, MSA C738-1.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (U.S. Colored Troops Pension File Collection) [MSA SC 4126] William Smith, Box 24, Folder 519.


Newspapers and Journals -


Books -

Callum, Agnes Kane. Colored Volunteers of Maryland: Civil War 7th Regiment United States Colored Troops, 1863-1866.  Baltimore, MD: Mullac Publishers, 1990.


Internet Sources/Google Earth -

Ancestry.com. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865. Record for William Smith. Company Descriptive Book. Company C. 7th United States Colored Troops. Page 144.

Ancestry.com. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865. Record for William Smith. Refusal of Compensation to Radcliffe. Company C. 7th United States Colored Troops. Page 167.

Ancestry.com. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865. Record for William Smith. Evidence of Title. Company C. 7th United States Colored Troops. Page 168.

Ancestry.com. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865. Record for William Smith. Vouchers of Loyalty. Company C. 7th United States Colored Troops. Page 169.

Ancestry.com. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865. Record for William Smith. Claimant's Certificate. Company C. 7th United States Colored Troops. Page 172.

Ancestry.com. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865. Record for William Smith. Oath of Allegiance. Company C. 7th United States Colored Troops. Page 173.


Ancestry.com. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865. Record for William Smith. Pledge of Valid Manumission. Company C. 7th United States Colored Troops. Page 174.

Ancestry.com. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865. Record for William Smith. Deed of Manumission. Company C. 7th United States Colored Troops. Page 176.

Ancestry.com. 1870. United States Federal Census. 7th District. Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland. William Smith. Page 33.


Ancestry.com. 1880. United States Federal Census. Cambridge, Maryland. William Smith. Enumeration District 26. Page 23.


ARCHIVES OF MARYLAND ONLINE. Supplement to the Maryland Code, Containing the Acts of the General Assembly, Passed at the Sessions of 1861, 1861-62, 1864, 1865, 1866, and 1867. Vol. 384, Ch. 15, Section 4. Page 31.

"William Smith, Journey from Slavery to Freedom" KMZ File, created 04/30/2012.


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