Civil War
Irwin Shepard
Corporal · U.S. Army
Company E, 17th Michigan Infantry
20 November 1863 · Knoxville, Tennessee
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Michigan
- Action
- Knoxville, Tennessee
The citation
Official citation
Having voluntarily accompanied a small party to destroy buildings within the enemy's lines, whence sharpshooters had been firing, disregarded an order to retire, remained and completed the firing of the buildings, thus insuring their total destruction; this at the imminent risk of his life from the fire of the advancing enemy.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
