Military: CWR: Shadrach, Phillip Gephart of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Shadrach, Phillip Gephart

* Born Sept. 15, 1840 in Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Private Co. K 2nd Regiment Ohio Infantry 
* Enlisted under the name Charles P. Sharrach, also known as Perry 
* Enlisted at Mitchell Salt Works 
* Volunteered for Andrews Raid Apr. 7, 1862 
* Was captured soon after 
* Court-martialed, Knoxville, Tennessee; General Orders #54, 1862 Head Quarters 
Dept. of East Tennessee, Confederate States of America 
* Hanged June 18, 1862 at southeast cornor of Fair St ( Now Memorial Drive ) and 
South Park Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia. 
* Buried temporarily at the site of the execution 
* Remains removed to the National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Apr. 25, 
1866 
* Buried near Ohio Memorial, Section H, Grave #11,181 
* He was 21 years, 6 months and 27 days of age on the day of the Raid. 
* Was not given the Congressional Medal of Honor

SOURCE:
* On line story of The Great Locomotive Chase