b. 08/08/1847 Memphis, Tennessee. d. 05/01/1930 Elko, Nevada.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 09/09/1876 Slim Buttes, Montana.
Smith was born as Harry Reynolds in Memphis, Tennessee, on August 8, 1847, and enlisted in the U.S. Army at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. under the assumed name of Robert Smith. He was assigned to Troop M, 3rd U.S. Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on October 16, 1877.
After leaving the Army, he reverted to his birth name.
MOH CITATION:
Special bravery in endeavoring to dislodge Indians secreted in a ravine.
BURIAL LOCATION: OLD CITY CEMETERY, ELKO, NEVADA.
SECTION E1, ROW 10, PLOT 962.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
