Smith H. Hastings facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Smith H. Hastings
Hastings in c. 1865
Born	(1843-12-27)December 27, 1843 Quincy, Michigan
Died	October 13, 1905(1905-10-13) (aged 61)
Buried	Denver, Colorado
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Company M, 5th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Hastings' burial marker in Riverside Cemetery, Colorado

Smith H. Hastings (December 27, 1843 - October 13, 1905) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Hastings was born in Quincy, Michigan on December 27, 1843. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism on July 24, 1863, while serving as a Captain with Company M, 5th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, at Newbys Crossroads, Virginia. His Medal of Honor was issued on August 2, 1897.

Colonel Hastings was a companion of the Colorado Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.

He died at the age of 61, on October 13, 1905 and was buried at the Riverside Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.

See also

• Jackson's Valley Campaign
• Second Battle of Deep Bottom
• Siege of Petersburg

References

• Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q. https://archive.org/details/08697590.3359.emory.edu.
• War Department, U.S. (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies: http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196. http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html.