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Shields (JAMES an American military)

JAMES, an American military officer; born in Dungannon, Ireland, in 1810; came to the United States in 1826; became a lawyer; served through was brevetted major-general for gallantry at Cerro was elected to the United States Senate from Illinois in 1849, and from Minnesota in 1858.

When the Civil War broke out, he volunthe Federal service. He commanded the division which defeated "Stonewall" Jackson near Winchester, March 23, 1862; was defeated in an engagement with the Confederates at Port Republic, June 9, 1862 ; and resigned his commission in 1863. He died in Ot- 1879.