Tag: 33rd Missouri Infantry

  • Lieutenant Adam B. Smith and the Battle of Helena

    Lieutenant Adam B. Smith and the Battle of Helena

    Adam Burns Smith enlisted in a company being organized at Jefferson City, Missouri on August 14, 1862. The men soon joined other companies at Benton Barracks in St. Louis where they formed Company B of the 33rd Missouri Infantry on August 29th. Young Adam became Second Sergeant of his company as the recruits trained for…