Career
Emigrating from his native Canada, Shivers joined the United States Marine Corps in September 1863, and was assigned to the Union frigate United States Ship Minnesota. On January 15, 1865 the North Carolina Confederate stronghold of Fort Fisher was taken by a combined Union storming party of sailors, marines, and soldiers under the command of Admiral David Dixon Porter and General Alfred Terry. Shivers deserted in October 1865, and his later life is unknown.