Smith, Alvin
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Title
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Smith, Alvin
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Gender
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Male
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Biography
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Alvin Smith escaped enslavement in 1863, when he fled Fleming County, Ky and joined the 27th infantry, USCT and settled in Ohio. He died in 1948, a few days shy of his 105th birthday. In 1998, a bronze marker was placed upon his grave on the 50th anniversary of his death by a middle school teacher who was a Civil War buff .
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Birth information
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15 Oct 1843
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Fleming County, KY
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Death and burial information
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10 Oct, 1848
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Akron, Ohio
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Mount Peace Cemetery, Akron, Oh
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Military service
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27th Infantry, USCT; Co. H
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Allegiance
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Union
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Held rank
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Private
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Place of enlistment
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Hillsboro, Ohio
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Service began
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13 May, 1864
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Service ended
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21 Sep, 1865
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Relationship
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Enslaver(s): Wallingford, Prudence; Willet, Richard
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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Akron Beacon Journal, Feb 5, 2018