| Birth: | Sep. 6, 1841 | | Death: | Feb. 22, 1901 | 
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the Union Army in Battery H, 3d New York Light Artillery. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on September 6, 1862 at Washington, North Carolina. His citation reads "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." (bio by: Don Morfe)
Search Amazon for Wilson Smith | | | Burial:
Rome Cemetery
Rome
Oneida County
New York, USA
Plot: Section J, Lot 66 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Don Morfe
Record added: Jan 16, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 8285267 |
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