Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Cornelius Cole Smith
Details
- Rank: First Sergeant (Highest Rank: Colonel U.S. Army Ret.)
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company K,
6th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: January 1, 1891
- Medal of Honor Action Place: White River, South Dakota, USA
Citation
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.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Helena, Lewis & Clark County, Montana
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: February 4, 1891
- Born: April 7, 1869, Tucson, Pima County, AZ, United States
- Died: January 10, 1936
- Buried: Evergreen Memorial Park (MH) (5-393), Riverside, CA, United States