Talk:William Farrar Smith

Cousin - John G. Smith?
This sentence appears in the "Early Life" section:

"Smith, known to his friends as 'Baldy', was born at St. Albans, Vermont, a cousin of John G. Smith, and the son of Ashbel and Sarah Butler Smith."

John G. Smith currently points to the disambig page for John Smith. Is this intended to be Vermont Governor J. Gregory Smith? If so, do we have a citation? Also (if my assumption about his cousin is correct) I think we should list his parents first, and mention that he was part of Vermont's Smith political family afterwards. (If J. Gregory Smith was his cousin, then so was Worthington Curtis Smith, and John Smith (Vermont) was his uncle.)

Any insights would be appreciated. KConWiki (talk) 11:53, 19 March 2013 (UTC)


 * I fixed the link. I don't have insight or citations regarding the other relatives. Hal Jespersen (talk) 15:43, 19 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Great, thanks. I will keep an eye out for something that is linkable and citable that shows the relationships among the rest of the notable Vermont Smiths. KConWiki (talk) 02:48, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Battles and Leaders series?
'Grant, according to his own statement "was not long in finding out that the objections to Smith's promotion were well grounded," but he never stated the grounds of his complaint, and Smith, in the Battles and Leaders series, maintained that they were purely of a personal character.'
 * What was the Battles and Leaders series? Valetude (talk) 12:13, 7 May 2014 (UTC)


 * * Johnson, Robert Underwood, and Clarence C. Buel, eds. Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. 4 vols. New York: Century Co., 1884-1888. . Hal Jespersen (talk) 14:40, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

arlingtoncemetery dot net
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/wfsmith.htm — This is NOT an official ANC website. Basically its a non-RS, WP:SPS & WP:LINKVIO endeavor. While it has some photos & info of interest, do NOT use for citations. – S. Rich (talk) 22:11, 10 December 2020 (UTC)