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SAMUEL RODMOND SMITH MEDAL OF HONOR WAR MEMORIAL

SAMUEL RODMOND SMITH MEDAL OF HONOR WAR MEMORIAL
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Location: BRANDYWINE CEMETERY-DELAWARE AVENUE

City: WILMINGTON

State: Delaware

Zip Code: 19801

Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor War Memorials

Access: Cemetery

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR

Photograph By: DON MORFE

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

Awarded for actions during the Civil War

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain (Infantry) Samuel Rodmond Smith, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 5 February 1865, while serving with Company C, 4th Delaware Infantry, in action at Rowanty Creek, Virginia. Captain Smith swam the partly frozen creek under fire to establish a crossing.
General Orders: Date of Issue: April 8, 1895


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