John Shanes
Born: July 23, 1844 at Monongalia County, West Virginia
Home Town: Warren, West Virginia
Date of Issue: January 31, 1896
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private John Shanes, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 20 July 1864, while serving with Company K, 14th West Virginia Infantry, in action at Carter’s Farm, Virginia. Private Shanes charged upon a Confederate fieldpiece in advance of his comrades and by his individual exertions silenced the piece.
