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Medal of Honor Recipient

Otto Smith

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-003468Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1868

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Medal of Honor

August 1868–1869

Arizona Territory, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company K, 8th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Otto Smith — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003485
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-02
Archive transcription SHA-256
b17b25df2f78b8536a2d18c92f3fae15cc29ab57f4aa482e05c1c6ad72d1626b

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

The current reference profile documents a span beginning in August 1868 and continuing into 1869; no unsupported terminal month or day is inferred.