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Reuben S. Smalley

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Reuben S. Smalley Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Death
17 Feb 1916 (aged 78)
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Ransom, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.1584, Longitude: -88.6629
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company D, 104th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on July 2, 1863 at Elk River, Tennessee. His citation reads "Voluntarily joined a small party that, under a heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge." The GPS coordinates are N41.15839 W88.66298

Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company D, 104th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on July 2, 1863 at Elk River, Tennessee. His citation reads "Voluntarily joined a small party that, under a heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge." The GPS coordinates are N41.15839 W88.66298

Bio by: Don Morfe


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Jul 18, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9117200/reuben_s-smalley: accessed ), memorial page for Reuben S. Smalley (8 Apr 1837–17 Feb 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9117200, citing Allen Cemetery, Ransom, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.