John W. Shafer

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John W. Shafer was a Captain in the 19th Indiana Infantry / Company G.

Antebellum

War Career

  • Enlisted on July 29, 1861 in the 19th Indiana Infantry / Company G
  • Commissioned 1st Lieutenant on December 10, 1861
  • Mustered 1st Lieutenant on January 24, 1862
  • Commissioned Captain on December 9, 1862
  • Mustered Captain on January 1, 1863
  • Dismissed on March 8, 1863, re-commissioned
  • Commissioned Captain on April 21, 1863
  • Mustered Captain on May 8, 1863
  • Transferred to the 20th Indiana Infantry on consolidation

Post-War Career

Family

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