Emisire Shahan

Emisire Shahan was a sergeant in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. Shahan was awarded the medal on 3 May 1865 for actions performed at the Battle of Sailor's Creek in Virginia on 6 April 1865.

Personal life

Shahan was born on 14 August 1843 in Preston County, West Virginia to parents Samuel Shahan and Rebecca Wolfe. He was one of 3 siblings and 3 half-siblings fathered by Samuel Shahan. He married Rebecca Miller in 1864 and Melvina H. Knight in 1894, fathering a total of 9 children with Miller. He died on 17 November 1919 in Satsop, Washington and was buried in Masonic Cemetery in Elma, Washington.

Military service

Shahan enlisted in the Army as a corporal on 1 July 1861 in Clarksburg, West Virginia and was mustered in to Company A of the 1st West Virginia Cavalry. On 6 May 1865, at the Battle of Sailor's Creek in Virginia, Shahan captured the flag of the Confederate 76th Georgia Infantry.
Shahan's Medal of Honor citation reads: