b. 04/03/1832 Barnstaple, Devon, England. d. 05/02/1923 York, Nebraska.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 02/07/1863 Elk River, Tennessee.
John Shapland MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Private in Company D, 104th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Elk River, Tennessee on July 2, 1863. He would not receive his Medal until October 30, 1897.
He was one of eight 104th Illinois soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the War (the others being Private Richard J. Gage, Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Hapeman, Corporal Lemuel F. Holland, Private George L. Houghton, Sergeant George Marsh, Private Oscar Slagle, and Private Reuben S. Smalley).
MOH CITATION:
Voluntarily joined a small party that, under heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge.
BURIAL LOCATION: GREENWOOD CEMETERY, YORK, NEBRASKA.
SECTION J, LOT 71, GRAVE 12.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: FREEDOMS FOUNDATION, VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA.
