Company H · 4th Virginia Cavalry · Black Horse
* Norman E. Smith
1844–1863
Confederate Service Record
Transferred from Co. K, 17th Va. Inf. 1 December 1861; detached as Courier for Genl. Ewell July to August 1863. kia September 10, 1863, Centreville with Mosby. [***chk my usual treatment of acronyms at CSR]
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- Norman E. Smith V K Photo: Nancy Baird may have had a photograph of him in uniform, according to the late John Gott. Born: 1844.[3713] 24 May 1845.[3714] Married: Died: Buried Alton Cemetery, Bethel; Captain Norman E. Smith; killed Aug. 24, 1863; “he has left a memory of a name that will not soon be forgotten..” Col. John S. Mosby.[3715] [Check # tombstone! Couldn’t find on first visit to cemetery.] Smith was killed in a clash with Company A of the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry at Billy Goodling’s Tavern, ten miles from Alexandria.[3716] “Norman Smith was killed while riding [Champ, his war horse,] in one of our fights, in August, 1863…”[3717] Killed in action while with Mosby’s command 10 September 1863 Centreville [incorrect death date].[3718] “killed 1863.”[3719] “The epitaph on the memorial is a quote from Mosby’s report of operations in Virginia, August 24, to September 30, 1863.”[3720] Obituary: Children: Parents and Siblings: Jane E. Towson, of Stafford County, and Joseph Blackwell, Jr., (1810– ) who wed in 1834. The siblings were: Capt. William Rowley [BH]; Lucy Eleanor; Maj. Thomas Towson; Capt. Norman [BH]; Blackwell M.; Rosa Jane; Anderson Doniphan (1859–1881, not the BH cavalryman); Ida N.[3721] Son of Joseph Blackwell Smith; [b. May 14, 1810; m 1834, Jane E. Towson of Stafford County; his parents;][3722] He was the brother of William Rowley Smith below. “a third brother, Captain Towson Smith”[3723] Other Family: His paternal grandparents were [Col. William Rowley Smith and Lucy Steptoe Blackwell]. **See original hardcopy @ lynn’s to sort out these sources. Will need to do before finishing entry to contact person. “William Rowley Smith served in Company A of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812. WC-6225 is the number for his pension application. Does anyone have a copy?”[3724] His father, [Joseph Blackwell Smith .. taught the Evergreen Public School and was Professor of Elocution at Bethel Military Academy. Died Circa 1890.][3725] Bracketted part a quotation? [ Check # Genealogy of The Sydney-Smith family for details for him and his brother.] Norman’s mother’s maiden name was Towson, and his parents named one of his brothers Thomas. Norman’s father’s brother, William Smith, wed second Virginia, daughter of one Thomas Towson. Could Jane and Virginia have been sisters? Source does not indicate.[3726] See entry of William Aquilla Smith [BH] for more about Norman’s uncle. See Isaac Eustace Smith [BH] for more on his father’s immediate family. See Anderson Doniphan Smith [BH] for paternal genealogy. Stories, Letters & Biographies: “Lt. Norman Smith, of the Black Horse Cavalry…”[3727] See Biographies Chapter. “Captain Smith hailed from Fauquier. He was a Lieutenant in the Black Horse Cavalry…”[3728] See Stories Chapter under William Rowley Smith. “When my captain, “Billy” Smith, was killed in January, 1864, I was anxious to possess his favorite horse …”[3729] See Stories Chapter under William Rowley Smith. CSR: Transferred from Co. K, 17th Va. Inf. 1 December 1861; detached as Courier for Genl. Ewell July to August 1863. kia September 10, 1863, Centreville with Mosby. [NOTE:chk my usual treatment of acronyms at CSR] Additional Information: Commanded a detachment of the company from Fredericksburg to Fauquier in early 1863.[3730] Transferred to Col. Mosby’s command and killed.[3731] He “was Capt. on staff of Gen. B. S. Ewell, 1861–1863…”[3732] A colt pistol that belonged to Norman Smith is still in existance. It was given to his cousin Lucy who wed Channing M. Smith, and now is in the possession of a family member.[3733]
This entry contains 21 footnote references. The full bibliography is in the References section.
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Suggest a correction →From A Biographical Register of the Members of Fauquier County Virginia's Black Horse Cavalry, 1859–1865. Compiled by Lynn C. Hopewell (1940–2006), with editorial assistance by Susan W. Roberts and research by Heidi Burke. Manuscript completed February 28, 2008. Published posthumously.