U.S. Army
Shanes, JohnConflictCivil War
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany K, 14th West Virginia Infantry
HometownWest Virginia
Citation
Charged upon a Confederate fieldpiece in advance of his comrades and by his individual exertions silenced the piece.
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