Heman R. Smith

Heman R. Smith (1795 – September 1, 1861) was a Hinesburg farmer and military officer who served as Adjutant General of the Vermont Militia.

Biography

Heman R. Smith was born in Hinesburg, Vermont in 1795. He was educated locally and became a farmer. He was also active in the Chittenden County Agricultural Society.[1]

Smith was also active in local government, including terms as a Justice of the Peace and member of the Vermont House of Representatives.[2][3]

Active in the Vermont Militia, Smith rose through the ranks to command two different brigades with the rank of Brigadier General.[4][5] From 1843 to 1846 he commanded the 1st Division as a Major General.[6][7]

In 1852 Smith was appointed Vermont's Adjutant General, and he served until 1853.[8][9]

In 1861 he was considered for appointment as U.S. Marshal for Vermont,[10] but the appointment went to Charles C. P. Baldwin.[11][12]

At the start of the American Civil War Smith was active in recruiting soldiers for the Union Army, and assisted in forming two companies in Hinesburg.[13]

Smith died in Hinesburg on September 1, 1861. He is buried at Hinesburg Village Cemetery.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Burlington Free Press, Chittenden County Agricultural Society, January 19, 1844, via Library of Congress Chronicling America Collection
  2. ↑ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the House of the State of Vermont, 1841, page 4
  3. ↑ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Vermont House of Representatives, 1828, page 38
  4. ↑ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, 1830, page 151
  5. ↑ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Vermont General Assembly, 1842, page 50
  6. ↑ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Vermont General Assembly, 1843, page 37
  7. ↑ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Vermont General Assembly, 1846, page 43
  8. ↑ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the Vermont General Assembly, 1852, page 300
  9. ↑ Vermont Adjutant General, Annual Report, 1955, page 4
  10. ↑ Smith, Heman R. (January 1, 1861). "Letter: Heman R. Smith to Abraham Lincoln, requesting appointment as U.S. Marshal for Vermont" (PDF). Connecting Presidential Collections (CPC). Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
  11. ↑ "List of U.S. Marshals for Vermont". District of Vermont History. United States Marshals Service. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  12. ↑ Lincoln, Abraham, author; Basler, Roy P, editor (1953). The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. IV. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. p. 299.
  13. ↑ Abby Maria Hemenway, editor, The Vermont Historical Gazetteer, Volume 1, 1867, page 795
  14. ↑ Heman R. Smith at Find a Grave, retrieved November 21, 2013
Military offices
Preceded by
Frederic Williams Hopkins		 Vermont Adjutant General
1852–1853 		Succeeded by
Lewis Samuel Partridge
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