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Mrs. Caruth Smith Washington
Granddaughter of
Andrew Jackson Smith
This is a photo of Mrs.
Caruth Smith Washington, granddaughter of Sergeant Andrew Jackson
Smith, accepting the Medal of Honor awarded posthumously by
President Bill Clinton. Andrew Jackson Smith was a Sergeant during
the Civil War who served with the 55th Massachusetts Infantry
Regiment. He was finally acknowledged, in a ceremony at the White
House on January 16, 2001, for his bravery and heroism at the Battle of
Honey Hill (South Carolina) on November 30, 1864. Citation
During the ceremony Mrs. Caruth Smith-Washington was flanked, on
her right by General Eric K. Shinseki, Army Chief of Staff, and on her left
by Sergeant Major Jack L. Tilley, Sergeant Major of the Army.
Photo Courtesy of: Charles Benjamin Hawley, President,
Company B, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment,
Washington, DC. 54thmass.org
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