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Wilson Smith
Corporal
1841 – 1901
Corporal Wilson Smith served the U.S. Army. Wilson was 59 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Corporal
Medal of Honor
6 September 1862 · At Washington, N.C. · Corporal, Battery H, 3d New York Light Artillery.
Took command of a gun (the lieutenant in charge having disappeared) and fired the same so rapidly and effectively that the enemy was repulsed, although for a time a hand_to_hand conflict was had over the gun.
Awards & Decorations
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
Took command of a gun (the lieutenant in charge having disappeared) and fired the same so rapidly and effectively that the enemy was repulsed, although for a time a hand_to_hand conflict was had over the gun.
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