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Thomas J. Smith

Private Thomas J. Smith, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on October 20, 1869 in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns October 20, 1869Born in England

Private Thomas J. Smith was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 20, 1869 in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry. Smith was about 36 years old.

32 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day.

Smith was born in 1833 in Liverpool, England — one of 98 recipients born in England. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York, US.

Smith is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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

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Timeline

  1. 1833
    Born in Liverpool, England
  2. October 20, 1869
    Act of valor — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory
    Age about 36. Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry

Biography

Thomas J. Smith was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor.

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Also honored for actions on October 20, 1869

JC John Carr Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 CD Charles H. Dickens Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JD John L. Donahue Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 EE Edwin L. Elwood Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JG John Georgian Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 MH Mosher A. Harding Blacksmith · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 FJ Frederick Jarvis Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 BK Bartholomew T. Keenan Trumpeter · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 CK Charles Kelley Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 NM Nicholas Meaher Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 EM Edward Murphy Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 FO Francis Oliver First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

See all 33 recipients for October 20, 1869 →

More Indian Campaigns recipients from New York

JF James Fegan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 WF William H. Folly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 MW Michael Welch Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 BM Bernard McCann Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 ✦ JO John Francis O'Sullivan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 HW Henry Wilkens First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877
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.