Indian Wars
Cornelius C. Smith
Corporal · U.S. Army
Company K, 6th U.S. Cavalry
1 January 1891 · White River, South Dakota
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Home state
- Montana
- Action
- White River, South Dakota
The citation
Official citation
With 4 men of his troop drove off a superior force of the enemy and held his position against their repeated efforts to recapture it, and subsequently pursued them a great distance.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
