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Civil War
Thaddeus S. Smith
Corporal · U.S. Army
Company E, 6th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry
2 July 1863 · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Battle of Gettysburg
The citation
Official citation
Was 1 of 6 volunteers who charged upon a log house near the Devil's Den, where a squad of the enemy's sharpshooters were sheltered, and compelled their surrender.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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