Smithfield 

Dr. Smith’s letters show that he gradually weakened during the early years of the Civil War.  He had chronic diarrhea, possibly related to the typhoid that killed so many troops.  In 1862 he rode to the Winchester area to care for causalities, and died in Lynchburg on the way home.   

            Dr. John T. Smith is buried three fourths of a mile west of the Smithfield Mansion.  His favorite horse is buried nearby, as is a Yankee Ranger who rode up to his house one day, seeking medical care.  All of Smith’s slaves who died before him are buried there. 

            Dr. Smith’s only living child was J. H. A. Smith, a major of Russell County Confederate volunteers.  His slave, Richmond Long, went through the Civil War with the major, as his bodyguard.  Richmond’s father had run away from Smithfield, but had been “recovered”. 

            Smithfield remains to this day in the family of Col. Henry Smith, and is an active cattle farm.