<prompt> Sa kǝriwu lardǝbe 1861 lan baditǝna lan, Smith dǝ banazǝ kam gomna Illinoisbe Richard Yates ro cidazǝna. Kǝntawu Decemberbe kawunzǝ 26, saa 1861 lan colonel 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regimentro tədin, daraja dǝga datǝ Julybe kawunzǝ 23, saa 1861 ro walzǝna kǝla colonel buroye dǝga falzǝna dǝga falzǝna dǝwo cida lardǝbe dǝga cistǝgǝna dǝn. Shiye askәrnzәa fuwuzәna suro kәrmai Fort Henry-a, Fort Donelson-a Shiloh-a dәn. Kǝntawu Novemberbe kawunzǝ 29, saa 1862 lan, shiye brigadier general U.S. Volunteersro kǝrmaana. Loktu gana laa ro brigade fal ro kərmai 8th Division, XVI Corps ro gowono. Sa Ulysses S. Grantye kǝla Vicksburgyen bǝtǝnzǝ darebe badiyono, Smith dǝ 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XVII Corps dǝro kərmai sǝdǝna. Shiye kǝrmai Port Gibsonbe lan kǝrmai sǝdǝna  <response>: Raymond-a, Champion Hill-a kuru suro Vicksburg-be dǝn. Suro kәntagә Juneye saa 1863 lan, suro kәrmu Vicksburgbe dәn, Smith dәye sha kәrmai Gen. Isaac F. Quinbybe suro kәrmai 7th Division, XVII Corpsbe dәn suwandәna ngawo Quinby dә kwasa baaro walzәna dәn. Suro kǝntagǝ September ye saa 1863 ye dǝn, Smith dǝ sha sǝkǝ sǝkǝ sǝkǝ. Loktu kǝrmai Missionary Ridgebe dǝn, Smith dǝye kǝnasarzǝ kǝla kǝriwu so dǝro kǝla kǝla kǝrmai Confederatebe dǝa kǝla Tunnel Hill dǝlan. 