caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
ordinary seaman louis c. shepard 1861 & ndash ; 1865 30px navy u.s. army 30px united states navy seal u.s. danbury , ohio 27 april 1919 ashtabula , ohio usa united states of america co. ` y , n.y. light art ' y allegheny 1847 i wabash 1855 commodore perry 1859 constellation 1854 19th ohio infantry 11th indpt . batt 60px - medal of honor place of burial american civil war 2 september 1841 lakeview cemetery , port clinton , ohio private corporal ordinary seaman louis shepard , moh -lrb- framed -rrb- . jpg louis c. shepard
 louis capet shepard
louis c. shepard

lewis capet shepard -lrb- september 2 , 1841 -- april 27 , 1919 -rrb- was a union navy sailor during the american civil war who received america 's highest military decoration , the medal of honor , for his actions at the second battle of fort fisher .
due to a navy clerical error however his citation and history will always record his first name as louis .
