William H. Smith (1847 – October 5, 1877) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/cypresshills.asp.

He was a Private in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory on October 20, 1869, during the Indian Wars.
Smith was born in 1847 in Lapeer County, Michigan, and joined the Army in 1869. He died at Camp Howard, Idaho Territory on 5 October 1877.
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