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Medal of Honor Recipient

Irwin Shepard

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-003012Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

1863-11-20

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company E, 17th Michigan Infantry

The Citation

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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 & record notes

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003027
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
Chelsea, Mich.
Archive transcription SHA-256
98872378f067c0bb6e5ce7e9efdb98942da17a0c72b601dd4036fdf909d4f868

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Corporal is retained as rank at action, distinct from the later highest rank First Sergeant.