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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles E. Smith

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001770Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1870

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Medal of Honor

July 12, 1870

Wichita River, Texas, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Gallantry in action.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Charles E. Smith — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001778
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Archive transcription SHA-256
c08ca9ce106d13fd7ab610eee0bf46e902a9e27cb06616557aaa230000254287

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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