Show monument general shields unction watt legislature 1836 1839 state state tate auditor 1843 judge supreme court illinois held latter office accept COM COM coin miss general land washington mexican war shields given brigadier commission brigade illinois later brigade york south carolina under zachary taylor lea winfield scott general wool gallantry latter major general general shields service 1848 1848 1348 1848 1348 isis short short abort territorial governor oregon office illinois sod full term quitting senate minnesota where became prominent stale stale state short short abort term 1867 1859 quitting senate again went california slid slid arid mining thus civil war broke sword brigadier general division under nathaniel banks Sti valley initial battle winchester where own request command army wont wont went california where until close war chose missouri home set set bet carroll county farm few miles east carrollton Car peaceful until 1874 1874 1974 chosen county legislature january 1879 1879 1979 chosen missouri legislature fill term LY LY LT bogy march lim died ottumwa 1879 1879 1979 1879 1979 1873 1879 1979 1873 1973 got fourth come come COMO bin tory united states yet 30 james shields whose military rev illustrious bib statesman lay lay jay almost forgotten grave wag territorial go oregon full term illinois minnesota lad term missouri mexican war brigadier gun bin sword found ready brigadier general civil war general shields four states country irish born doubt public attention neglect bib grave SL SL st cemetery here congress Con hate chow chow show monument bib however representative Blis missouri bill session congress con appropriate purpose 5 monument monument white marble nine feet bust feet height four monument shields shields shield long grave fought states fourth governor Car carrollton mo states go went tar bronze oregon illinois minnesota bud Aliss missouri general shields young irishmen came america civil war gave country cause fed fed feel fed feel ted proud born county december 12 1810 age 16 young shields united states law began practice kaskaskia 1832 professional dis dis die ER en CS verne |