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Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    7th Michigan Infantry

    Action Date:

    October 27, 1864

    Date of Issue: December 1, 1864

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Alonzo Smith, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 27 October 1864, while serving with Company C, 7th Michigan Infantry, in action at Hatcher’s Run, Virginia, for capture of flag of 26th North Carolina Infantry (Confederate States of America), while outside his lines far from his comrades.