b. 25/06/1840 Hilderbrand, West Virginia. d. 03/04/1917 Clarksburg, West Virginia.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 12/11/1864 Nineveh, Virginia.
Shoemaker volunteered for service in the Union Army and was assigned as a sergeant to Company A of the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. He received the Medal of Honor for capturing the flag of the 22nd Virginia Cavalry in battle at Nineveh, Virginia, on November 12, 1864. Another 1st West Virginia Cavalry soldier, Private James F. Adams, also received the medal for capturing a Confederate flag during the skirmish.
MOH CITATION:
Capture of flag of 22d Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.).
BURIAL LOCATION: EAST OAK GROVE CEMETERY, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA.
SECTION B, LOT 62, GRAVE 1.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
