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 (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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| - Private (rank)
- Battle of Antietam
- Battle of Brandy Station
- Battle of Fredericksburg
- Battle of South Mountain
- Battle of the Wilderness
- United States Army
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
- 17th Michigan Infantry Regiment
- Confederate States Army
- Corporal
- Mathematics
- Medal of Honor
- Normal school
- Mississippi River
- Ypsilanti, Michigan
- 1843 births
- 1916 deaths
- Williams College
- Williamstown, Massachusetts
- Winona, Minnesota
- A.B.
- American Civil War
- First sergeant
- Fort Sanders, Knoxville
- Principal (education)
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Tennessee
- American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
- United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
- People of New York (state) in the American Civil War
- Charles City, Iowa
- Chelsea, Michigan
- Kindergarten
- Assistant professor
- PhD
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Olivet, Michigan
- Olivet College
- Skaneateles, New York
- Superintendent of Schools
- A.M. Degree
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| - R. A. Alger, Secretary of War (en)
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| - Elmer I. Shepard (en)
- Ernest E. Shepard (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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