Cornelius C. Smith
(1869-1936)
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Colonel Cornelius Cole Smith (April 7, 1869 – January 10, 1936) was an American officer in the U.S. Army who served with the 6th U.S. Cavalry during the Sioux Wars. On January 1, 1891, he and four other cavalry troopers successfully defended a U.S. Army supply train from a force of 300 Sioux warriors at the White River in South Dakota, for which he received the Medal of Honor. He was the last man to receive the award in battle against the Sioux, and in a major Indian war.
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7 April 1869 Tucson, Arizona Territory, United States
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10 January 1936 (aged 66) Riverside, California
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