Smith, John Eugene, 1816-1897.

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Galena, Illinois, jeweler; colonel, 45th Illinois Infantry, promoted brigadier general, 1862; major general, U.S. Army, in Washington, D.C. and the western U.S. until retiring in 1881.

From the description of Military papers, 1861-1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34798878

Born in Switzerland, came to St. Louis and worked as a jeweler until the Civil War broke out and he helped organize the 45th Illinois, remained in the military until 1881 when he retired and moved to Chicago, Illinois.

From the description of Letter, March 10, 1880. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54901221

From the description of Letters, 1889. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54901222

U.S. Army officer.

From the description of Papers, 1860-1881. (Trinity College Library). WorldCat record id: 61460211

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referencedIn Goodwine, H. Fred, fl. 1862. Letter, October 1, 1862. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Smith, John Eugene, 1816-1897. Papers, 1860-1881. Trinity College Library
creatorOf Smith, John Eugene, 1816-1897. Letter, March 10, 1880. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886. Houghton Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915. Houghton Library
creatorOf Smith, John Eugene, 1816-1897. Military papers, 1861-1865. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Greenwood, John, ca. 1814-fl. 1880. Letter, September 15, 1864. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Letter: Culpepper C[ourt] H[ouse], Va., to [John E. Smith?], 1864 April 26. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Smith, John Eugene, 1816-1897. Letters, 1889. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Letter: Head of Millikins Bend, La., to J[ohn] A. McClernand, 1863 March 18. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Letter: Galena, Ill., to [J. Russell?] Jones, 1868 Nov. 4. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn U.S. Civil War collection, 1860-1889. Trinity College Library
creatorOf Cist, Henry Martyn, 1839-1902. Letters, 1889-1890. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Smith, George Albert, 1817-1875. Letter to Gen. John E. Smith, 1866, November 9. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
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Death 1897

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