I've never found any documented proof of Bony Smith. I can't recall where, but I've read that Bony got his nickname by being "long and lanky". A Union soldier from I believe Connecticut, is supposed to have mentioned a "very tall Black Man" at the wall with a Confederate flag in his remembrances of the battle.
Here's the 3 men I mentioned in the census :
Name Charles F C Lutz Event Type Census Event Date 1860 Event Place St Landry, Opelousas, Louisiana, United States Gender Male Age 20 Race Mulatto Race (Original) Mulatto Birth Year (Estimated) 1840 Birthplace St Landry Page 123 ......................................................................................................... Name Jno Venable (he also had a brother named Pleasant in the 21st NC. He died of disease in 1862, I believe. Event Type Census Event Date 1860 Event Place Mt Airy District, Surry, North Carolina, United States Gender Male Age 19 Race Black Race (Original) Black Birth Year (Estimated) 1841 Birthplace North Carolina Page 68 ............................................................................................................. Name William C Revels (may have been part Negro and Lumbee Indian) Event Type Census Event Date 1910 Event Place Pilot, Surry, North Carolina, United States Gender Male Age 71 Marital Status Married Race Mulatto Race (Original) Mulatto Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1839 Birthplace North Carolina Father's Birthplace North Carolina Mother's Birthplace North Carolina Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 13
