Shay was a farmer in Lancaster County, VA when he enlisted as a private in Co. D of the 9th VA Cavalry in June 16, 1861. On November 11, 1861, he was discharged for disability due to consumption, a disease his older brother William, also an R-MC alumnus, had died from in 1859. Shay apparently recovered as he rejoined the company on February 15, 1863.
After the war, he farmed in Lancaster County and was still alive in 1894, when he attended a veteran's reunion.
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