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Private · U.S. Army

Otto Smith

Private Otto Smith, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions in August 1868 in Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns August 1868

Private Otto Smith was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in August 1868 in Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company K, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Smith was about 28 years old.

The medal was presented on September 6, 1869.

Smith was born in 1840 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Sacramento, Sacramento County, California.

Smith is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 142 credited to California.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. 1840
    Born in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
  2. August 1868
    Act of valor — Arizona Territory
    Age about 28. Company K, 8th U.S. Cavalry
  3. September 6, 1869
    Medal of Honor presented

Same unit

FG Francis C. Green Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 WT Wilbur Nelson Taylor Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868

More Indian Campaigns recipients from California

HF Henry Falcott Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 FH Frank Hamilton Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 EE Edwin L. Elwood Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 CD Charles H. Dickens Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 ES Edward Stanley Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JC John Carr Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.