Reuben S Smalley MOH

b. 08/04/1837 ? d. 17/02/1916 Quincy, Illinois.

DATE OF MOH ACTION: 02/07/1863 Elk River, Tennessee.

Reuben S Smalley MOH

Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company D, 104th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on July 2, 1863 at Elk River, Tennessee.  He did not receive his Medal until October 30, 1897.

 

MOH CITATION:

Voluntarily joined a small party that, under a heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge.

 

BURIAL LOCATION: ALLEN CEMETERY, RANSOM, ILLINOIS.

LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.