The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

SMITH, DAVID L.

Rank and Organization: Sergeant, Battery E, 1st New York Light Artillery. Place and Date: At Warwick Courthouse, Va., 6 April 1862. Entered Service At: Bath, N.Y.   Date Of Issue: 6 August 1906.

Citation:

This soldier, when a shell struck an ammunition chest exploding a number of cartridges and setting fire to the packing tow, procured water and extinguished the fire, thus preventing the explosion of the remaining ammunition.

 

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