Thaddeus S. Smith
Name: Thaddeus S. Smith
Affiliation: Union
Unit: 191st Pennsylvania Infantry; 6th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry
Race: White
Place of Birth/Residence: Franklin County, PA
Enlistment Date: n/a
Company: E
Rank at End of Service: Corporal
Notes:
Served as a private in 191st PA Infantry; entered the 6th PA Reserves as a private, left as a colonel; received a Medal of Honor for his service at the Battle of Gettysburg on 7/2/1863 - the accompanying citation reads: "Was 1 of 6 volunteers who charged upon a log house near the Devil's Den, where a squad of the enemy's sharpshooters were sheltered, and compelled their surrender."
Source(s):
Soldiers and Sailors Database, National Park Service, http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm; Medal of Honor Recipients, U.S. Army Center of Military History, www.history.army.mil.
