Shafter, William Rufus, 1835-1906

Army officer. Born in 1835 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Served in the Michigan Infantry during the Civil War. Commissioned lieutenant colonel in the regular army 1866, brevetted brigadier general in 1897. Awarded medal of honor for gallantry at Fair Oaks. Received surrender of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Served in Texas 1863-1897. Died in 1906.

From the description of Papers, 1863-1897, 1876-1877. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24097707

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