Captain Smith H. Hastings - Denver, CO - Medal Of Honor Resting Places on Waymarking.com

The grave of Capt. Smith H. Hastings may be found at Riverside Cemetery, in Denver, Colorado. Riverside is the oldest cemetery in Denver and holds many early notables of Denver and Colorado. The cemetery is still open to the public and there is an active heritage group that helps maintain the cemetery. The group may be found here.

Rank and organization: Captain, Company M, 5th Michigan Cavalry

Place and date: At Newbys Crossroads, Va., 24 July 1863. Entered service at: ------.

Birth: Quincy, Mich. Date of issue: 2 August 1897.

Citation: While in command of a squadron in rear guard of a cavalry division, then retiring before the advance of a corps of infantry, was attacked by the enemy and, orders having been given to abandon the guns of a section of field artillery with the rear guard that were in imminent danger of capture, he disregarded the orders received and aided in repelling the attack and saving the guns. citation

Armed Service: Army

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