Shields, James, 1806-1879
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Born in Ireland, came to Illinois in 1823 and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1832 practicing in Kaskaskia. He served as Assoc. Justice of the Supreme Court; state auditor, 1841-1843; Brig. Gen. in the Mexican War; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1858-1861 when he resigned to accept a commission as Brig. Gen, with the Illinois Volunteers.
Shields was an Illinois lawyer; state representative; state auditor; brigadier general in the Mexican War and Civil War; and U.S. senator from Illinois (1849-1855), Minnesota (1858-1859), and Missouri (1879).
Born in Ireland, came to Illinois in 1823 and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1832 practicing in Kaskaskia. He served as Assoc. Justice of the Supreme Court, state auditor, 1841-1843; Brig. Gen. in the Mexican War; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1858-1861 when he resigned to accept a commission as Brig. Gen, with the Illinois Volunteers.
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Dakota Indians
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Mexican War, 1846-1848
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Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862
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Virginia
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Minnesota
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Mankato (Minn.)
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Illinois
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Faribault (Minn.)
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Shieldsville (Minn. : Township)
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