Timeline
Birth- 16 Oct 1835
Galesburg, MI
Employment: Place
Galesburg, MI
Employment: End Date
Employment: Employer
Farming
Employment: Start Date
Employment: Position
Teacher
Employment: Employer
Teaching elementary/secondary education
Employment: Place
Galesburg, Mendon, and Athens, MI
Employment: Start Date
Employment: End Date
1 Jan 1861
Gender
Male
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Age: 27 years
Service End Date
22 Aug 1862
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Rank
1st Lieutenant, 7th Michigan Volunteers
Service Start Date
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
1898 - 1898Spanish-American War- Age: 63 years
Branch
Army
Service Start Date
1 Apr 1898
Service End Date
1 Sept 1898
Conflict Period
Spanish-American War
Served For
United States of America
Rank
Major General
Unit
Fifth Army Corps
Service Fact
Commander, Fifth Army Corps
Death- 12 Nov 1906-Age: 71 years
San Francisco, CA
Burial- 1 Jan 1906-Age: 70 years
San Francisco National Cemetery
Other Facts
Also known as
"Pecos Bill"
Full Name
William Rufus Shafter
