Private Jesse George Smith

1845 - 1863  (18 years)

• Name	Jesse George Smith  [1, 2, 3]
  Title	Private
  Birth	11 Feb 1845	McMinn County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	McMinn County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Census	1860	Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Military Service	1863  [2]
  	Union Army - War of the Rebellion: First Tennessee Infantry - Fought in the Battle of Stones River
  		War-Battle of Stones River (Civil) Illustration of the Battle of Stones River, which occurred on December 31, 1862 and January 2-3, 1863. Commanding the forces were General Rosecrans for the Union and General Bragg for the Confederacy.-- By Kurz & Allison - http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/91482049/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1248152
  Death	22 Mar 1863	Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Civil War
  	Died at Battle of Stones River
  Burial	Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  		Burial-SMITH George Jesse George Smith "Private ● Tennessee ● Company A ● 1st Infantry Regiment" - Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro TN ~ Died of wounds recieved in the Battle of Stones River + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130028816/
  		Stones River National Cemetery Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee Find a Grave: #18997 Plot: National Cemetery
  Person ID	I14968	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Ward Smith,   b. 7 May 1818, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA d. 5 Nov 1905, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Malinda Neill,   b. 11 Mar 1823, Burke County, North Carolina, USA d. 23 Nov 1882, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Dec 1839	McMinn County, Tennessee, USA   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F4151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Feb 1845 - McMinn County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1850 - McMinn County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1860 - Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA Death - Cause: Killed in Action - Civil War - 22 Mar 1863 - Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Grave Marker - Grand Army of the Republic Killed in Action: American Service in the Civil War (Union)

  
  

  Burials

  Burial-SMITH George Jesse George Smith "Private ● Tennessee ● Company A ● 1st Infantry Regiment" - Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro TN ~ Died of wounds recieved in the Battle of Stones River + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130028816/

  
  

  Wars & Battles

  War-Battle of Stones River (Civil) Illustration of the Battle of Stones River, which occurred on December 31, 1862 and January 2-3, 1863. Commanding the forces were General Rosecrans for the Union and General Bragg for the Confederacy.-- By Kurz & Allison - http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/91482049/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1248152

  
  

• Sources

  [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: District 13, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1253; Page: 104; Image: 217; Family History Library Film: 805253. 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: District 13, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1253; Page: 104; Image: 217; Family History Library Film: 805253 [S10457] Find a Grave (Killed in Action - Civil War), SMITH Jesse George - PVT Union Army - 1845-1863 (Veteran) (KILLED IN ACTION). - Birth: 11 Feb 1845, McMinn County, Tennessee USA - Death: 22 Jan 1863 Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee -- Burial: Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee - Plot: Served in Co. A, 1st Tennessee Infantry. Died of wounds recieved in the Battle of Stones River. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130028816/george-smith Burial-SMITH George Jesse George Smith "Private ● Tennessee ● Company A ● 1st Infantry Regiment" - Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro TN ~ Died of wounds recieved in the Battle of Stones River + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130028816/ [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 23, Mcminn, Tennessee; Roll: M432_887; Page: 323A; Image: 736. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 23, Mcminn, Tennessee; Roll: M432_887; Page: 323A; Image: 736 [S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;). Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S203] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), Birth year: 1823; Birth city: North; Birth state: NC.