Wilson Smith

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Took command of a gun (the lieutenant in charge having disappeared) and fired the same so rapidly and effectively that the enemy was repulsed, although for a time a hand_to_hand conflict was had over the gun.

Rank: Corporal
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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