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Lieutenant William Shafter was one of nine men who was awarded
the Medal of Honor for heroism during a two-day engagement with
Confederate forces at Fair Oaks, Virginia, on May 31 and June 1,
1862. On May 31 Lieutenant Shafter was engaged in bridge
construction and not being needed there, returned with his men
to engage the enemy participating in a charge across an open
field that resulted in casualties to 18 of the 22 men. At the
close of the battle his horse was shot from under him and he was
severely flesh wounded. He remained on the field that day and
stayed to fight the next day only by concealing his wounds. In
order not to be sent home with the wounded Lieutenant Shafter
kept his wounds concealed for another three days until other
wounded had left the area.
