{{Short description|United States Army general (1849–1922)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox military person |name= Frederick Appleton Smith |birth_date= {{birth date|1849|05|15}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1922|02|04|1849|05|15}} |birth_place =Craigville, New York, U.S. |death_place= New York City, U.S. |burial_label= Place of Burial |image= Frederick Appleton Smith circa 1913.jpg |caption=Frederick A. Smith circa 1913 |allegiance= United States of America |branch= United States Army |service_years= 1873&ndash;1913 |rank= Brigadier general |battles=Indian Wars *Nez Perce War }}<!--Cullum nbr 2489 --> '''Frederick Appleton Smith''' (May 15, 1849 – February 4, 1922) was an American brigadier general.<ref name=obit/>

==Biography== He was born in New York on May 15, 1849. He entered the United States Military Academy on July 1, 1869, and graduated in 1873.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uncle Sam's Generals On The Mexican Frontier |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/03/12/104858311.pdf |work=The New York Times |date=March 12, 1911 |access-date=2009-07-29 }}</ref> He then served in the Nez Perce War. He retired on May 15, 1913.<ref name=obit/> On January 28, 1915, he remarried at age 64, a widow, Mrs. Hevenor, the former Emma Mandeville.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gen. F. A. Smith Marries |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/01/28/100135382.pdf |work=The New York Times |date=January 28, 1915 |access-date=2009-07-29 }}</ref>

He died on February 4, 1922, and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Newburgh, New York.<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Brig. Gen. F. A. Smith Dies |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/02/05/98978537.pdf |work=The New York Times |date=February 5, 1922 |accessdate=2009-07-29 }}</ref>

==Publications== *[https://books.google.com/books?id=IlWDPQAACAAJ Personal experiences and observations during campaign in Cuba] (1899) *[https://books.google.com/books?id=kmkDAAAAYAAJ Infantry drill regulations, United States Army] (1904)

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