Levi Shoemaker was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who received the United States. military"s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Career
Shoemaker volunteered for service in the Union Army and was assigned as a sergeant to Company A of the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.
Medal of Honor citation
For The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Levi Shoemaker, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 12 November 1864, while serving with Company A, 1st West Virginia Cavalry, in action at Nineveh, Virginia, for capture of flag of 22d Virginia Cavalry (Confederate States of America).
General Orders: Date of Issue: November 26, 1864
Action Date: November 12, 1864
Service: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Company: Company A
Division: 1st West Virginia Cavalry
Medal of Honor citation
For The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Levi Shoemaker, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 12 November 1864, while serving with Company A, 1st West Virginia Cavalry, in action at Nineveh, Virginia, for capture of flag of 22d Virginia Cavalry (Confederate States of America).
General Orders: Date of Issue: November 26, 1864
Action Date: November 12, 1864
Service: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Company: Company A
Division: 1st West Virginia Cavalry