Jacob "Howling Wilderness" Smith's Civil War Service

From the Arlington National Cemetery site.

He was an officer during the Civil War for awhile, was wounded twice and then provided questionable service after that.  He got somewhat rich from it.

JACOB HURD SMITH

Brigadier General, United States Army

Appointed from Illinois, First Lieutenant, 2nd Kentucky Infantry, 5 June 1861

Captain, 28 January 1862

Honorably mustered out 29 June 1863.

Captain Volunteer Reserve Corps, 25 June 1863

Honorably mustered out 21 October 1865.

At this point, his service looks good.

But Wait.  --Old Secesh