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. He died at the age of 61, on October 13, 1905 and was buried at the Riverside Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. Medal of Honor citation See also Jackson's Valley Campaign Second Battle of Deep Bottom Siege of Petersburg Notes References 1843 births 1905 deaths Burials in Colorado Union Army officers United States Army Medal of Honor recipients American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor People of Michigan in the American Civil War People from Quincy, Michigan