Civil War
Joseph S. Smith
Lieutenant Colonel and Commissary of Subsistence · U.S. Army
2d Army Corps
27 October 1864 · Hatchers Run, Virginia
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Maine
- Action
- Hatchers Run, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
Led a part of a brigade, saved 2 pieces of artillery, captured a flag, and secured a number of prisoners.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.