William Smith was a private in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory on October 20, 1869, during the Indian Wars.
Biography
William Smith was born in Bath, Maine in 1838 and enlisted in the United States Army in 1869.
He should not be confused with William H. Smith, who also received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action in the same location on the same day.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Chiricahua Mountains, Ariz., October 20, 1869. Entered service at. ------. Birth. Bath, Maine. Date of issue: February 14, 1870.
Citation:
Gallantry in action.
See also
- List of Medal of Honor recipients
- List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars
- William Smith (Medal of Honor, 1864), a different recipient with this name
References
- "Indian War Period Medal of Honor recipients". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. August 3, 2009. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- "William Smith". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-03-14.