U.S. Army
Hawthorne, Harris SmithConflictCivil War
RankSergeant
Year of Action1865
Unit/CommandCompany F, 121st New York Infantry
HometownSalem, New York
Citation
Captured the Confederate Gen. G. W. Custis Lee.
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