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Irwin Shepard (5 July 1843 – 17 April 1916) was a first sergeant in the United States Army who earned the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. On 20 November 1863, he volunteered to join a group of men who were tasked with burning down several farm buildings that Confederate sharpshooters were using to shoot at Union units near Knoxville, Tennessee. For the successful completion of this task, Shepard was awarded the Medal of Honor on 3 August 1897.

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  • Irwin Shepard (en)
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  • Irwin Shepard (5 July 1843 – 17 April 1916) was a first sergeant in the United States Army who earned the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. On 20 November 1863, he volunteered to join a group of men who were tasked with burning down several farm buildings that Confederate sharpshooters were using to shoot at Union units near Knoxville, Tennessee. For the successful completion of this task, Shepard was awarded the Medal of Honor on 3 August 1897. (en)
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  • Irwin Shepard (en)
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  • Irwin Shepard (en)
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  • United States (en)
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  • Olivet College (en)
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  • R. A. Alger, Secretary of War (en)
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  • Medal of Honor (en)
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  • Army (en)
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  • Shepard in 1865 (en)
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  • Elmer I. Shepard (en)
  • Ernest E. Shepard (en)
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  • First Sergeant (en)
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  • Company E, 17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry (en)
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  • Irwin Shepard (5 July 1843 – 17 April 1916) was a first sergeant in the United States Army who earned the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. On 20 November 1863, he volunteered to join a group of men who were tasked with burning down several farm buildings that Confederate sharpshooters were using to shoot at Union units near Knoxville, Tennessee. For the successful completion of this task, Shepard was awarded the Medal of Honor on 3 August 1897. (en)
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  • Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona, Minnesota (en)
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  • United States (Union)
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