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Edward Clarence Shepherd
1st Lieutenant: Company B, 2nd Virginia Infantry
Birth:   1835 in Shepherdstown, VA
Death: August 29, 1907 in Frederick, MD
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Area Q Lot 73
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News (August 30, 1907)



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Muster roll
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Promotions
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Deprived of command
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Oath of Amnesty
 ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
 Military Information
 Age at Enlistment:     26
​ Home Residence during War:  Shepherdstown, VA 
 Military Years:       1861-1863
               Enlisted October 22, 1861 at Centreville, VA
               Private, Company B, 2nd Virginia Infantry
               Appointed 1st Sergeant March 26, 1862
               Elected 1st Lieutenant April 18, 1862
               Deprived of command by court martial November 18, 1862 
               Arrested July 16, 1863 in Baltimore 
               Prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, OH
               Oath of amnesty May 19. 1865
           
               

Personal Information
 Occupation:
      Professor, City register
 Father:               James Shepherd
 Mother:             
 Spouse:             Amelia Shock

​Last known residence:   W. Third St., Frederick
Cause of death:   Paralysis of the heart

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