Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was also known as John Shields, and was buried under the name of John Spiel. He served in the Union Army as a Sergeant. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Corporal in Company E, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry of action on December 1862 at Fredericksburg, Virginia. His citation reads, "Carried a dangerously wounded comrade into the Union lines, thereby preventing his capture by the enemy."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was also known as John Shields, and was buried under the name of John Spiel. He served in the Union Army as a Sergeant. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Corporal in Company E, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry of action on December 1862 at Fredericksburg, Virginia. His citation reads, "Carried a dangerously wounded comrade into the Union lines, thereby preventing his capture by the enemy."
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