It is not clear if he died from combat related cause. The Battalion was engaged at Murfreesboro December 30/31, 1862 however he is not recorded as a casualty on available records.

John Goldsmith
Residence Murray County GA;
Enlisted on 6/13/1861 as a Private.
On 6/13/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. GA 3rd Battn Infantry
He was transferred out on 5/6/1863
On 5/6/1863 he transferred into "A" Co. GA 37th Infantry
He died on 9/30/1863
He was listed as:
* Hospitalized 12/28/1862 Murfreesboro, TN

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865

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John Goldsmith enlisted June 13, 1861 in Cobb Co., Georgia, recorded at the Nov/Dec, 1863 muster as absent January 14, 1863 having been sent to Hospital from Murfreesboro, Dec. 28 ______, no further muster rolls, War Dept. records [2/7/1920] show that he died at home, September 30, 1863, his widow Elizabeth Goldsmith, Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, filed for the settlement of his effects November, 1863

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia