Show oen dead new york march 8 general milton smith is dead at his bonilln this city of apoplexy aged ca years he studied law in abraham Lincol ns office in springfield and for some time practiced in the same office when the civil war broke out general became captain of company F illinois volunteers which was commanded by general john M palm er who was then colonel general went through the campaign of 1862 as general shermans Sher mans s provost marshal and was stationed at memphis tenn later in the war ho was transferred to the department of the south with headquarters at lillton head S C he also served n the siege of charleston he was for some time on tae staff of general J C gilmore and was afterward inspector gen eral of colored troops and waa prominent in organizing colored regiments in june 1866 general was honorably discharged from the army since that time he baa been interested in rall roada in the south and north and in other business affairs |