Pvt. Albion Smith – 1st Massachusetts Cavalry
Maria Smith probably saw her son, Albion, for the last time in October 1861. Albion G. Smith, just 19 years of age, enlisted in the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry on October 1, and was mustered into Company F, a few days later. On the evening of June 3, 1863, a gunshot split the night air along…