Henry Irving Smith-Mason City, IA
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 43° 08.442 W 093° 12.438
15T E 483141 N 4776460
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Black River, NC on March 15, 1865. He is buried in Elmwood Saint Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, IA in Original Block 2, Lot 59.
Waymark Code: WM10J03
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2019
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He was born on May 4, 1840 in Nottingham, England and died on November 15, 1910 in Mason City, IA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SMITH, HENRY I.
• Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company B, 7th Iowa Infantry
• Place and date: At Black River, N.C., 15 March 1865
• Entered service at: Shell Rock Fall, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
• Date of issue: 7 September 1894
Citation: Voluntarily and under fire rescued a comrade from death by drowning.
Armed Service: Army
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