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Medal of Honor Recipient

Otis W. Smith

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001613Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

December 16, 1864

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company G, 95th Ohio Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of 6th Florida Infantry (C.S.A.).

Sources & record notes

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001621
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
Corporal
Archive transcription SHA-256
736ed474fd8dda70d9a1d2c7c13fc70821c9c6ade01d0f4ae58dbc8ae66464af

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

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