Rank: First Lieutenant and Quartermaster
Organization: 38th New York Infantry
Entered Service: ?
Birth: England
Date Medal Issued: 5 April 1898
Date of Action: 21 July 1861
Place of Action: Bull Run, VA
Citation: Took a rifle and voluntarily fought with his regiment in the ranks; when the regiment was forced back, voluntarily remained on the field caring for the wounded, and was there taken prisoner.
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Harry Smeltzer
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