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About Charles Shepherd
About Charles Shepherd
Birth Date: 25 December 1763
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Death Date: September 1845
Death Location: Iowa, but exact location is unknown
Service Information
Service Information
Charles enlisted in 1777 at Yorktown, Pennsylvania and served for three years and nine months as matross (soldier in an artillery unit who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and moving cannons) in Captain Patrick Duffy's Company, Colonel Thomas Proctor's 4th Regiment of Continental Artillery of the Pennsylvania Line. During his service, he took part in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. He also served on General Sullivan's Western Expedition. He was discharged in 1781 at Trenton, New Jersey. See Pension S43128 (Source: Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters, Transcribed by Will Graves, 2012)
Source: Abigail Adams Chapter Iowa Society Daughters of the American Revolution. (1978). Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa. Walsworth Publishing Company.
Source: Iowa Society. Sons of the American Revolution. (2016, November 2). Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Iowa. Iowa Society, Sons of the American Revolution. https://iassar.org/2016/11/02/patriot-gravestone-project/
Burial Information
Burial Information
Cemetery Name: Forest Home Cemetery
Cemetery Location: 1100 South Walnut Street, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa (Coordinates: 40.95340, -91.54440)
Additional Information: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19583759/charles-shepherd
Front of Monument
Back of Monument
Close Up of Front of Monument
Close Up of Revolutionary War Veteran Marker
Side of Monument 1
Side of Monument 2
Source: Stefanie Wager personal photos, Taken August 31, 2025
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