29. P.O.W.
Of course, any soldier that experienced combat in the Civil War wasn’t in for just fun and games. Thanks to the research done by Steve Kochersperger we know that his unit was involved in some intense combat in the Battle of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, Totopotomoy Creek, and Cold Harbor among others.
On August 25, 1864, the Michigan 26th was defending Reams Station when it was caught by surprise from an attacking Confederate army. Shephard, along with 14 others from his unit were taken, prisoner. He was transferred to a prison in Salisbury, North Carolina, and though his war was over, his battle had just begun.