 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Smith akashanda mu 1868 Washita Campaign, achiona chiito chake chokutanga mukurwisana navaIndia vokuAmerica. Akakwidziridzwa kuva 1st lieutenant musi waDecember 5, 1868. Akatora chikamu mumakwikwi mazhinji e7th Cavalry, kusanganisira 1873 Yellowstone mushandirapamwe uye semubatsiri quartermaster muna 1874 Black Hills expedition. Kunyange zvazvo 1st lieutenant weKambani A, Smith akatumidzwa kuti akagadzwa kuti atungamirire Kambani E. Izvi zvaiva pasi pemutungamiri wekutanga Charles DeRudio sezvo mutungamiri wayo ainzi, Captain Charles S. Ilsley, aiva mubatsiri wenguva dzose weGeneral John Pope ku Fort Leavenworth. Shanduko idzi dzaizoita kuti Smith aurayiwe muhondo yeLittle Bighorn uye DeRudio apone. 