Military Records,Letter Concening E C Smith Pension Application,
Ouachita, LA 
"Submitted for the USGenWeb Archives by DeAnne Norred-Forrest, 
03/07/2004"
 

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Written on the letterhead of the office of the Boone County, Home
Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
(Incorporated August 19th, 1874)

Listed as officers on the letterhead are:
J.S. Dorsey, President
Hon. W.R. Wilhite, V. President
E.B. Runyan, Secretary
R.L. Todd, Treasurer
R.H. Smith, General Agent

Listed on the Board of Directors (on letterhead) are:
Judge W.F. Robinson
Hon. W.R. Wilhite
J.S. Dorsey
G.W. Trimble
J.H. Glenn
R.L. Todd
J.H. Sampson
Victor Barth
W.M. Scott

The body of the letter reads as follows:

Columbia, Mo., May 16, 1899

This to Whom it May Concerned (sic), William H. Smith was with
Col. Sidney D. Jackman on a recruiting trip by order of General
Price in the spring of 1864 in north Arkansas.  William H. Smith
was wounded from which he died the 9th day after he was wounded.  I
was by his side when he was shot, helped carry him of (sic) of the
field when he was shot.  This happened in Johnson County, Arkansas
near Clarksville.  Captain Marth Banks, Co. B, Thomas Todd, Dr.
Jackmon and about 45 men was in this detail.  Captain Post Grady
was in command of Federal troops.  WIlliam H. Smith had commission
from Gen'l Price to recruit.  When William H. Smith was with the
army, he was in the Quarter Master's Department in General Clark's
Brigade.  I will answer any other questions that may be necessary
if asked.

W.W. Hill