Medal of Honor
January 15, 1865
Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Minnesota
The Citation
Sources ↓On board the U.S.S. Minnesota, in the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. Landing on the beach with the assaulting party from his ship, Pvt. Shivers advanced to the top of the sandhill and partly through the breach in the palisades despite enemy fire which killed or wounded many officers and men. When more than two_thirds of the men became seized with panic and retreated on the run, he remained with the party until dark when it came safely away, bringing its wounded, its arms and its colors.
Sources & record notes
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- John Shivers — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002675
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 59
- Accredited to
- New Jersey
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 3911ebfd409b9b71ad1f498f74fa8209692872b257b2bed872ab72b79b86c60a
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