Andy Smith’s long-delayed Medal of Honor

Feb 22nd, 2016 · 0 Comment
By Berry Craig
KyForward columnist

Andrew Jackson Smith saw the color-bearer die with Old Glory in his grasp.

A Kentuckian who escaped slavery in Lyon County, “Andy” Smith grabbed the battle flag. Waving the Stars and Stripes over his head, the 21-year-old Union soldier charged the Rebel foe.

Smith’s bravery in the Civil War earned him the Medal of Honor, his country’s highest military decoration. But it was not forthcoming until 2001, more than 136 years after his feat of “extraordinary valor in the face of deadly enemy fire” ...

Black men in blue uniforms outraged Confederate troops and their commanders ...

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