b. 05/1828 Scotland. d. 11/06/1908 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 13/12/1862 Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Shiel was born in May 1828 in Scotland. He married Ellen J. Barlow in 1874 and fathered one son, Arthur Winfield Shiel. Upon enlistment into the Army, Shiel was assigned to Company E of the 90th Pennsylvania Infantry. His unit was involved in the Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia. Shiel earned his medal on 13 December 1862, the second day of the battle. He would not receive his Medal until January 21, 1897.
MOH CITATION:
Carried a dangerously wounded comrade into the Union lines, thereby preventing his capture by the enemy.
BURIAL LOCATION: GREENMOUNT CEMETERY, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
SECTION O, SINGLES LOT 1410.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
