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Civil War

Henry I. Smith

First Lieutenant · U.S. Army

Company B, 7th Iowa Infantry

15 March 1865 · Black River, North Carolina

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Iowa
Action
Black River, North Carolina

The citation

Official citation

Voluntarily and under fire rescued a comrade from death by drowning.

Sources

Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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