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Civil War
Thomas Smith
Seaman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
5 and 6 March 1865 · USS Magnolia
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Magnolia
The citation
Official citation
As seaman on board the U.S.S. Magnolia, St. Marks, Fla., 5 and 6 March 1865. Serving with the Army in charge of Navy howitzers during the attack on St. Marks and throughout this fierce engagement, Smith made remarkable efforts in assisting transport of the gun, and his coolness and determination in courageously standing by his gun while under the fire of the enemy were a credit to the service to which he belonged.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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