William Rufus Shafter
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 118 years ago |
Date of birth | October 16,1835 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Galesburg |
Michigan | |
United States | |
Date of died | November 12,1906 |
Died | Bakersfield |
California | |
United States | |
Spouse | Harriet Grimes |
Battles and wars | American Civil War |
Battle of Ball's Bluff | |
Parents | Eliza Shafter |
Hugh Morris Shafter | |
Awards | Spanish Campaign Medal |
Indian Campaign Medal | |
Civil War Campaign Medal | |
Army Medal of Honor | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 755687 |
William Rufus Shafter Life story
William Rufus Shafter was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Fair Oaks. Shafter also played a prominent part as a major general in the Spanish–American War.