SHIVERS, JOHN
Rank and Organization: Private, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 1830 Canada. Accredited
To: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865.
Citation:
On board the U.S.S. Minnesota, in the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. Landing
on the beach with the assaulting party from his ship, Pvt. Shivers advanced to the top of
the sandhill and partly through the breach in the palisades despite enemy fire which
killed or wounded many officers and men. When more than two-thirds of the men became
seized with panic and retreated on the run, he remained with the party until dark when it
came safely away, bringing its wounded, its arms and its colors.
