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Civil War
Francis M. Smith
First Lieutenant and Adjutant · U.S. Army
1st Maryland Infantry
6 February 1865 · Dabney Mills, Virginia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Maryland
- Action
- Dabney Mills, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily remained with the body of his regimental commander under a heavy fire after the brigade had retired and brought the body off the field.