b. 09/01/1840 Haverstraw, New York. d. 13/06/1918 ?
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 21/08/1864 Weldon Railroad, Virginia.
Richard Smith MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company B, 95th New York Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on August 21, 1864 at Weldon Railroad, Virginia. He received the Medal on March 13, 1865.
MOH CITATION:
Captured two officers and 20 men of Hagood’s brigade while they were endeavoring to make their way back through the woods.
BURIAL LOCATION: MOUNT REPOSE CEMETERY, HAVERSTRAW, NEW YORK.
SECTION 9W, PLOT 34.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
