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Medal of Honor Recipient

Cornelius Cole Smith

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001321Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1891

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Medal of Honor

January 1, 1891

White River, South Dakota, USA

Rank at action
First Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company K, 6th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

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With 4 men of his troop drove off a superior force of the enemy and held his position against their repeated efforts to recapture it, and subsequently pursued them a great distance.
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With four men of his troop drove off a superior force of the enemy and held his position against their repeated efforts to recapture it, and subsequently pursued them a great distance.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Cornelius Cole Smith — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001328
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Colonel U.S. Army Ret.
Entered service at
Helena, Mont.
Archive transcription SHA-256
e6a37f4890e4bf584a30922884241e72c6e3618f63d2b41138272c8e20de9e9d

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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