Algernon E. Smith, 117th New York At Fort Fisher and Custer's Last Stand-- Part 1

From Wikipedia.

September 17, 1842 - June 25, 1876

Officer in the U.S. 7th cavalry killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory June 25, 1876.

Born in New York.  In June 1862, he enlisted in Company K of the 7th U.S. Infantry and was made a lieutenant in the 117th New York Infantry where he served until October 1863.

At that time he was assigned to Major General Alfred Terry as aide-de-camp.  He was severely wounded at the Battle of  Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.  Later brevetted to major for his actions during the war.

--Old B-R'er