Public Information

Name

Smith, Cornelius

Class

2001

Biography

(1869-1936) Corporal, Company K, 6th United States Cavalry. Born Tucson, Arizona. Cited for action in South Dakota on 1 January 1891. With four 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. Awarded MOH on 4 February 1891.

Medal of Honor Recipient

Yes