 Nekubuda kweHondo yeVanhu, Smith akabatana neuto reUnion ndokuva mukuru mukuru we73rd Ohio Infantry, chikwata chakasimudzwa muChillicothe munaNovember 1861 uye chakadzidziswa paCamp Logan iri pedyo. Pakati pavarwi vake vazvipiri paiva naPvt. George Nixon III, sekuru-sekuru vaPurezidhendi Richard Nixon womunguva yemberi. Smith nechikwata chake vakaona chiito kumadokero kweVirginia, vachirwisana paHondo yeMcDowelluye Hondo yeCross Keys. Mukupera kwezhizha, sechikamu cheuto reVirginia, 73rd OVI yakarwisana muHondo yechipiri yeBull Run pedyo neManassas, Virginia. 