 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna September 1861, pashure pokutanga kweHondo Yenyika Yose, Smith akabatana ne4th Rhode Island Infantry, kwaakava First lieutenant uye quartermaster pasi paGeneral Parke. Akatora rutivi muBurnsides North Carolina Expedition uye akapinda muhondo dzeRoanoke, New Bern, uye Fort Macon. Akadzokera kuRhode Island muna Autumn 1862, achishandazve kuSackett, Davis Co, kwaakazopedzisira ava mutariri. Muna 1870 akabatana naSamuel W. Saxton wokuNew York kuti vagadzire Saxton, Smith Co, iyo yaigadzira ngetani dzegoridhe rakaoma. Akanga ariwo purezidhendi weUnited Wire and Supply Company. 