Donald L Smith (1913–)

Born in Detroit in 1913, Donald L. Smith first became interested in the Civil War when, in his teens, he was presented with a copy of 1861 drill regulations and an ancient set of Battles and Leaders. From that moment on he became a confirmed student of the War Between The States and perennially toon meer trekked to Civil War battlefields, old book stories, antique shops, attics, basements, barns, and sheds in an all-out effort to further his knowledge of the period. His interest in the Twenty-Fourth Michigan sprang anew on his return from service life, and two long hospital stays as a result of aggravated services wounds provided ample time to collect the material that resulted in this book. Overall, it represents more than twenty-five years of research. toon minder