▁he ▁was ▁good ▁at ▁rec ruit ing ▁" color ed " ▁troops . ▁ ▁While ▁working ▁in ▁Louis ville , ▁he ▁met ▁and ▁later ▁married ▁Emma ▁L . ▁Hav re ty ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁V eter an ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Lo yal ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁W art ime ▁mis con duct ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁Smith ' s ▁father - in - law ▁Daniel ▁Hav re ty ▁was ▁being ▁su ed ▁for ▁fra ud ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁a ▁bank rupt cy . ▁ ▁The ▁credit ors ▁looked ▁into ▁the ▁assets ▁of ▁Hav re ty ' s ▁family , ▁bel ieving ▁Hav re ty ▁had ▁hidden ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁wealth ▁by ▁transfer ring ▁it ▁to ▁others . ▁ ▁These ▁investig ations ▁revealed ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁en larg ement ▁of ▁Jacob ▁Smith ' s ▁assets ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁from ▁$ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁to ▁$ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁Smith ▁was ▁called ▁as ▁a ▁witness ▁in ▁the ▁suit ▁to ▁explain ▁his ▁sudden ▁fortune . ▁ ▁Smith ▁claimed ▁ignor ance ▁of ▁any ▁fra ud ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁his ▁father - in - law , ▁and ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁money ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁b ount y ▁bro ker age ▁scheme . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁eastern ▁se