SMITH, CORNELIUS C.
Rank and Organization: Corporal, Company K, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Place and
Date: Near White River, S. Dak., 1 January 1891. Entered Service At: Helena,
Mont. Birth: Tucson, Ariz. Date of Issue: 4 February 1891. Corporal, Company K, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Place and
Date: Near White River, S. Dak., 1 January 1891. Entered Service At: Helena,
Mont. Birth: Tucson, Ariz. Date of Issue: 4 February 1891.
Citation:
With 4 men of his troop drove off a superior force of the enemy and held his
position against their repeated efforts to recapture it, and subsequently pursued them a
great distance.
