He was born in 1844/45 (3 (19 in 1864)). He was born in Ireland (3).
When he enlisted, he was a bottler (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, hazel eyes, and black hair (3).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 1 or 3 March 1864 (1 [3 Mar], 3 [1 Mar]). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yardley (3). He was a private in company G (1, 8).
He was wounded on 14 May 1864 at Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia (1, 4).
He was absent when the regiment mustered out (1, 2 ["no discharge given"]). He was a private, in company G (8).
On 8 August 1865, he applied successfully for a pension (5, 7).
He died on 3 March 1900 (5). He was buried in Forest Grove Cemetery, Forest Grove, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (6).
On 5 March 1900, his widow, Sarah J Smith, applied successfully for a pension (5, 7).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (George W Smith)
2 company G, register of men discharged, #65 (G W Smith)
3 company G, second descriptive roll, [#27] (George W Smith)
4 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Inquirer 8 June 1864 page 3 (George W Smith)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (George W Smith)
6 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 2 Apr 12) (George W Smith)
7 pension index, by name (George W Smith)
8 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George W Smith)