John Shanes

Private

1844 – 1904

Private John Shanes served the U.S. Army. John was 59 years old.

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U.S. Army

Private

Medal of Honor

20 July 1864 · At Carters Farm, Va. · Private, Company K, 14th West Virginia Infantry.

Charged upon a Confederate fieldpiece in advance of his comrades and by his individual exertions silenced the piece.

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Medal of Honor - Army July 20, 1864 · At Carters Farm, Va. · Private, Company K, 14th West Virginia Infantry.

Charged upon a Confederate fieldpiece in advance of his comrades and by his individual exertions silenced the piece.

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