Allegiance United States Rank Private Awards Medal of Honor | Name John Shanes Years of service 1862 - 1865 | |
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Born July 23, 1844
Monongalia County, West Virginia ( 1844-07-23 ) Place of burial Lantz Cemetery, Brave, Pennsylvania Battles/wars American Civil War
• Battle of Rutherford's Farm Died January 26, 1904, Brave, Pennsylvania, Wayne Township, Pennsylvania, United States Battles and wars American Civil War, Battle of Rutherford's Farm People also search for Edward Hill, Christopher C. Bruton Service/branch United States Army, Union Army | ||
John Shanes (July 23, 1844 – January 26, 1904) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Rutherford's Farm near Winchester, Virginia on July 20, 1864.
Medal of Honor citation
“The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private John Shanes, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 20 July 1864, while serving with Company K, 14th West Virginia Infantry, in action at Carter's Farm, Virginia. Private Shanes charged upon a Confederate field piece in advance of his comrades and by his individual exertions silenced the piece.”
References
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