. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . AMERICAN HEROISM. 31 expedition, November. 1861; the expedition against Fort Clinch, Florida, andin both expeditions against Fort Fisher. He was awarded a medal of honor for gallant conduct as captain of agun on board the S. Ticonderoga, and further gallantry at Fort Fisher,where he had hern selected as a sharpshooter under the command of Lieu-tenant Williams. He was the only one to remain with that officer undermost trying circumsta
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . AMERICAN HEROISM. 31 expedition, November. 1861; the expedition against Fort Clinch, Florida, andin both expeditions against Fort Fisher. He was awarded a medal of honor for gallant conduct as captain of agun on board the S. Ticonderoga, and further gallantry at Fort Fisher,where he had hern selected as a sharpshooter under the command of Lieu-tenant Williams. He was the only one to remain with that officer undermost trying circumstances, and. on the following day while trying to gettheir shipmates together, he was seriously injured internally by the explosionof the main magazine of the fort. IjEWIS c. shkpakd. Lewis C. Shepard was horn September 2, 1841, in Ashtabula, 0., wherehe now resides. April 15. 1861, he enlisted in his native town as private in. The Ironclad Monitor Monadnock. Company I, 19th Ohio Infantry, for a term of three months. September 18,1861, he reenlisted for three years in the 11th Independent Battery, NewYork Artillery, and again signed the rolls on January 31, 1864. He participated in the engagements at Rich Mountain. Second Bull , Manassas, Gettysburg and Mine Run. He was taken pris-oner at Manassas. Having been a sailor prior to his enlistment he was transferred, at hisown request, to the navy, April 23, 1864, and while in this branch of theservice at Fort Fisher. January 15, 1865, he performed that act of heroismwhich won for him a medal of honor. Regarding it he writes as follows : 732 THE STORY OF At Fort Fisher 1 received mention for personal valor. My division wasdetailed from the U. S. Frigate Wabash as a storming party. We landed inboats, and made the assault. I, being at the head of the column, found my-self with one officer and another seaman inside the stockade when the columnbro
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