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Smith Larimer

Corporal Smith Larimer, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 6, 1865

Corporal Smith Larimer, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 2d Ohio Cavalry. Larimer was 36 years old.

59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 3, 1865.

Larimer was born on March 17, 1829 in Richland County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Larimer died on February 20, 1881, at the age of 51. He is buried at Marlow Cemetery in Mansfield, Ohio.

Larimer is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag of Maj. Gen. Joseph Brezard Kershaw's headquarters.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Richland County — map
  • Buried: Mansfield — map

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Timeline

  1. March 17, 1829
    Born in Richland County, Ohio
  2. April 6, 1865
    Act of valor — Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia
    Age 36. Company G, 2d Ohio Cavalry
  3. May 3, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. February 20, 1881
    Died
    Age 51.
  5. Resting place
    Marlow Cemetery
    Mansfield, Ohio

Biography

Smith Larimer (March 17, 1829 – February 20, 1881) was a corporal in the 2nd Ohio Cavalry, Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions at the Battle of Sayler's Creek in the American Civil War.

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Also honored for actions on April 6, 1865

JB John Francis Benjamin Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 OB Orrin Bennett Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HB Hugh Patterson Boon Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Lewis Francis Brest Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AB Andrew Bringle Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 IC Ivers S. Calkin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Chapman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AC Albert Adams Clapp First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 TC Trustrim Connell Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 FC Francis Marion Cunningham First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 TD Thomas Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 60 recipients for April 6, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

Henry Blanchard Freeman First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 OC Oliver Colwell First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 David Orbansky Private · Army Civil War · 1862 JW James Wiley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JS James K. Sturgeon Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Abraham Greenawalt Private · Army Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.