Background
Atkins, Smith Dykins was born on June 9, 1836 in Horseheads, New York, United States. Son of Adna Stanley and Sarah (Dykins) Atkins.
Atkins, Smith Dykins was born on June 9, 1836 in Horseheads, New York, United States. Son of Adna Stanley and Sarah (Dykins) Atkins.
Educated Rock River Seminary, Mount Morris, Illinois.
Admitted to bar, 1854. Prosecuting attorney 14th Judicial District, Illinois, 1860. Enlisted as private, 11th Illinois Infantry, April 17, 1861.
Captain Company A, April 30, 1861.
Major, March 21, 1862. Resigned, April 17, 1862.
Colonel 92d Illinois Infantry, September 4, 1862. Bvtd. brigadier general volumes, January 12, 1865, “for gallant and meritorious services”.
Honorary mustered out, June 21, 1865.
Editor Freeport Daily Journal, since 1878. Postmaster of Freeport.
Married Eleanor Hope Swain, August 27, 1865.