SMITH, ANDREW JACKSON ( 1815-97). An American soldier, born in Berks County, Pa. Ho graduated at \Vest Point in 1S38. served on the Southwestern frontier and in the :Mexican War, and afterwards against the Indians in Oregon and Washington Territory. At the outbreak of the Civil War lie was commissioned colonel of the Second California Cavalry. He served as chief of cavalry successively in the departments of the Missouri and the Mississippi up to July, 1862; and on March 17, 1862, was commissioned briga dier-general of United States volunteers. He was engaged at the siege of Corinth, in the Yazoo River expedition (December, 1862), in the attack on Arkansas Post (January, 1863). and in the Vicksburg campaign, in which he commanded a division of the Thirteenth Army Corps. Subse quently lie commanded a division in the Sixteenth Army Corps, look part in Banks's Red River expe dition, and for services at the battle of Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864, he received the brevet of
colonel in the Regular Army. He was commis sioned major-general of volunteers, May 12, 1864; later in the year was engaged in Mississippi and Tennessee, and participated in the battle of Nash ville, December 15-16, 1864, receiving for gallant and meritorious services in that struggle the bre vet rank of major-general in the Regular Army. He was placed in command of the Sixteenth Army Corps in February, 1865, and took part with it in the Mobile campaign, and in the operations against Alontgomery. Leaving the volunteer ser vice in January, 1866. lie was appointed colonel of the Seventh Cavalry. In May, 1869, he re signed from the army and was appointed post master at Saint Louis, Missouri.