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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals4
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1061593 of 4481
U.S. Army#443of 2016
Infantry#417of 1502
List#1of 1
American Civil War#10of 1091
Operations in Northern Virginia#1of 1
Battle of Ball's Bluff#1of 2
Peninsula campaign#1of 4
Richmond–Petersburg campaign#1of 1
Battle of Fair Oaks#1of 6
Middle Tennessee Operations#1of 1
Battle of Thompson's Station#2of 2
Franklin–Nashville campaign#1of 2
Battle of Nashville#1of 11
American Indian Wars#5of 56
Spanish–American War#24of 200
Santiago Campaign#1of 1
Battle of San Juan Hill#2of 6
Battle of El Caney#2of 3
Siege of Santiago#2of 8
William Rufus Shafter
Major General, U.S. Army
ListAmerican Civil WarOperations in Northern VirginiaBattle of Ball's BluffPeninsula campaignRichmond–Petersburg campaignBattle of Fair OaksMiddle Tennessee OperationsBattle of Thompson's StationFranklin–Nashville campaignBattle of NashvilleAmerican Indian WarsSpanish–American WarSantiago CampaignBattle of San Juan HillBattle of El CaneySiege of Santiago
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
William Rufus Shafter was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War who received US highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Fair Oaks. Shafter also played a prominent part as a major general in the Spanish–American War. Fort Shafter, Hawaii, is named for him, as well as the city of Shafter, California and the ghost town of Shafter, Texas. He was nicknamed "Pecos Bill", inspiration for the fictional character of the same name in tall tales.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts