 | Posted by:
Bennie J. McRae, Jr. |
NORTHWEST U.S. NAVY COMMUNICATIONS BASE CEMETERY HICKORY SECTION
Chesapeake, Virginia
UNITED STATES COLORED CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Submitted by
Mike Villarreal
| Adda Smith | Company H | 10th U. S. Colored Infantry Regiment |
The grave is marked with a standard Union
Civil War upright marker engraved with "ADDA SMITH CO H 10 USCT".
It is located in the Hickory section of Chesapeake, Virginia. The grave is
in a straight line among three older civilian graves on the site of the 18th
Century Saint Brides Church. The church is no longer standing, but is
noted with a historical roadside marker. The site of Saint Brides Church,
also known as the Old Northwest Church, is at the intersection of St. Brides
Road and Battlefield Blvd, approximately nine miles south of the small town of
Great Bridge and 3.5 miles north of the North Carolina state line. The
graves can now be easily seen by tourists and vacationers traveling south on
Battle Boulevard (Business Route 168) towards Nags Head, North Carolina and the
Outer Banks. According to Civil War USCT records, Adda Smith served
as a private during the latter part of the Civil War, including the Petersburg
Siege campaign, and was apparently a post-Civil War resident of Hickory until
his death (date unknown at this time).
I hope this helps in maintaining our remembrance of this Civil War veteran.
Best regards,
Mike Villarreal
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| Posted by:
Bennie J. McRae, Jr. |