U.S. Army
Smith, Cornelius ColeConflictIndian Campaigns
RankColonel U.S. Army Ret.
Year of Action1891
Unit/Command6th U.S. Cavalry, Company K
HometownTucson, Arizona
Citation
With 4 men of his troop drove off a superior force of the enemy and held his position against their repeated efforts to recapture it, and subsequently pursued them a great distance.
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