Samuel Rodmond Smith (April 20, 1841-September 30, 1912) was a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War. He was an attorney by vocation and became Mayor of Miami near the end of his life. Medal of Honor Citation The citation for Smith's Medal of Honor was for an act of bravery at Rowanty Creek, Va on Feb 5, 1865. It reads: "Swam the partly frozen creek under fire to establish a crossing." Smith swam the crossing with First Lieutenant David Eastburn Buckingham, who also earned the award. Biography Smith authored a memoir of Judge Leonard Eugene Wales published by the Delaware Historical Society. At the time he was Clerk of the US Court for the District of Delaware. He also authored a pamphlet named The reclamation of the Florida Everglades. Smith owned a 20 Hp Maxwell Briscoe Touring Car, one of the few motor vehicles registered in South Florida in 1907. He died in Miami in shortly after resigning as the city's 5th Mayor. He willed a generous donation to the YMCA, the Women's Club and the Coconut Grove Library. See also List of mayors of Miami List_of_American_Civil_War_Medal_of_Honor_recipients References Sources Staff, "Miami; Mayor S Rodmond Smith" Miami Herald, vol. 2, no. 192, 9 June 1912, p. Page Two. External links https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/samuel-r-smith Congressional Medal of Honor Society https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8050/samuel-rodmond-smith Findagrave https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=107936 Historical Marker Database http://www.russpickett.com/history/smith.htm Russ Pickett.com Florida lawyers American Civil War officers Mayors of Miami 1841 births 1912 deaths