John W. Shepard
John W. Shepard was born around 1837. By the early 1860s, he was probably living in Kendallville, Indiana. He was drafted into the Union army, and he mustered in as a private in Company E of the 13th Indiana Infantry on October 3. 1864. The regiment took part in the Carolinas campaign. He mustered out on September 5, 1865. He applied for a federal pension in July 1890 and eventually received one. He died sometime before February 1903.
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(4029)Shepard, John W.1837
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (3982) [writer] ~ John W. Shepard to Unknown, 17 January 1865

Regiments - Records: 1

  • (976) [enlisted] [E] ~ 13th Indiana Infantry
SOURCES

Indiana Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, available from Ancestry.com