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

Medal of Honor

to

 

SMITH, HENRY I.

Rank and Organization: First Lieutenant, Company B, 7th lowa Infantry. Place and Date: At Black River, N.C., 15 March 1865. Entered Service At: Shell Rock Fall, Cerro Gordo County, lowa. Born: 4 May 1840, England. Date Of Issue: 7 September 1894.

Citation:

Voluntarily and under fire rescued a comrade from death by drowning.

 

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