Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Charles Sheppard received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 21, 1876 at Cedar Creek, etc., Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company A, 5th U.S. Infantry. Sheppard was 25 years old.
29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 27, 1877.
Sheppard was born on November 27, 1850 in Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Sheppard died on November 17, 1921 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 70. He is buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Records also list him as Shepherd, Charles.
Sheppard is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 78 credited to Missouri.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Bravery in action with Sioux.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- November 27, 1850Born in Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut
- October 21, 1876Act of valor — Cedar Creek, etc., MontanaAge 25. Company A, 5th U.S. Infantry
- April 27, 1877Medal of Honor presented
- November 17, 1921Died in Los Angeles, CaliforniaAge 70.
- Resting placeOdd Fellows CemeteryLos Angeles, California
