Medal of Honor Action Place: Washita River, Texas, USA
Citation
While carrying dispatches was attacked by 125 hostile Indians, whom he and his comrades fought throughout the day. Pvt. Smith was mortally wounded during the engagement and died early the next day. Buffalo Wallow Battlegrounds remains not recovered
Additional Details
Accredited to: New York, New York
Awarded Posthumously: Yes
Presentation Date & Details: November 4, 1874
Born: 1848, Greenfield, Saratoga County, NY, United States
Died: September 13, 1874, Buffalo Wallow, TX, United States
Buried: San Antonio National Cemetery (marker only) (MH), San Antonio, TX, United States