Show the statue of general shields lda elds the statue of general james shields recently placed by the state of Illin oisin statuary hall in the capitol at washington is a lasting tribute to an extraordinary tra man it is of bronze heroic iu in size and represents the general dressed in the uniform lie ak du during r ing the mexican w war a I 1 gin a restful attitude leaning upon it p 0 n his buangsi pil sword on the front panel of the heavy marble pedestal are the JURIST words warrior statesmen jurist statesman on the 1 right panel is the coat of arms of illinois on the back that of min THE SHIELDS STATUE desota and on the loft left that of missouri the three states which at different periods of his eventful career general shields represented in ia the united states senate a mark of honor and confidence such as never has been and probably never will be accorded to any other man general shields was born in ireland in 1810 and came to the united states in 1836 1826 his record during inythe the mexican war and the late civil ll 11 war was a brilliant one |