Editing William Rufus Shafter (section)

==American Civil War and Indian Wars==
Shafter served as a 1st lieutenant the [[Union Army|U.S. Army]]'s [[7th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] at the battles of [[Battle of Ball's Bluff|Ball's Bluff]] and [[Battle of Fair Oaks|Fair Oaks]]. He was wounded at the [[Battle of Fair Oaks]] and later received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the battle. He led a charge on the first day of the battle and was wounded towards the close of that day's fighting. In order to stay with his regiment he concealed his wounds, fighting on the second day of the battle. On August 22, 1862, he was mustered out of the volunteer service but returned to the field as major in the [[19th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment]]. He was captured at the [[Battle of Thompson's Station]] and spent three months in a [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] prison.{{NoteTag|Shafter served this part of the war in the Eastern theater.}} In April 1864 after his release he was appointed [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] of the [[17th United States Colored Infantry]] and led the regiment at the [[Battle of Nashville]].{{NoteTag|In this period, he was transferred to the Western theater.}}

By the end of the war, he had been promoted to [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general of volunteers]]. He stayed in the [[Regular Army (United States)|regular army]] when the war ended.{{sfnp|TSHA ''Shafter, William Rufus''}} During his subsequent service in the [[Indian Wars]], he received his "Pecos Bill" nickname. He led the 24th Infantry, another [[United States Colored Troops]] regiment, in campaigns against the [[Cheyenne]], [[Comanche]], [[Kickapoo people|Kickapoo]] and [[Kiowa]] Indian warriors in [[Texas]]. While commander of [[Fort Davis National Historic Site|Fort Davis]], he started a controversial court-martial of second lieutenant [[Henry Flipper]], the first black cadet to graduate from West Point. In May 1897 he was appointed as a [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]].