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American politician and soldier For other people named James Shields , see James Shields ( disambiguation ) . James Shields United States Senator from Missouri In office January 27 , 1879 - March 3 , 1879 Preceded by David H. Armstrong Succeeded by George Graham Vest United States Senator from Minnesota In office May 11 , 1858 - March 3 , 1859 Preceded by Himself ( Shadow Senator ) Succeeded by Morton S. Wilkinson United States Shadow Senator from the Minnesota Territory In office December 19 , 1857 - May 11 , 1858 Preceded by Seat established Succeeded by Himself ( U.S. Senator ) United States Senator from Illinois In office October 27 , 1849 - March 3 , 1855 Preceded by Himself Succeeded by Lyman Trumbull In office March 4 , 1849 - March 15 , 1849 Preceded by Sidney Breese Succeeded by Himself Commissioner of the General Land Office In office April 16 , 1845 - January 5 , 1847 President James K . Polk Preceded by Thomas H. Blake Succeeded by Richard M. Young Auditor of Illinois In office 1841-1843 Governor Thomas Carlin Thomas Ford Preceded by Levi Davis Succeeded by William Lee D. Ewing Personal details Born ( 1806-05-10 ) May 10 , 1806 Altmore , Ireland , United Kingdom Died June 1 , 1879( 1879-06-01 ) ( aged 73 ) Ottumwa , Iowa , U.S. Political party Democratic Education University of Glasgow ( BA ) Signature Military service Allegiance United States Branch/service United States Army Union Army Years of service 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 Rank Brigadier general Battles/wars Second Seminole War Mexican-American War American Civil War James Shields ( May 10 , 1806 - June 1 , 1879 ) was an Irish American politician and United States Army officer , who is the only person in U.S. history to serve as a Senator for three different states , and one of only two to represent multiple states in the U.S. Senate . A member of the Democratic Party , Shields represented Illinois from 1849 to 1855 , in the 31st , 32nd , and 33rd Congresses , Minnesota from 1858 to 1859 , in the 35th Congress , and Missouri in 1879 , in the 45th Congress . Born and initially educated in Ireland , Shields emigrated to the Americas in 1826 . He was briefly a sailor , and spent time in Quebec , before settling in Kaskaskia , Illinois , where he studied and practiced law . In 1836 , he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives , and later as State Auditor . His work as auditor was criticized by a young Abraham Lincoln , who ( with his then fiancée , Mary Todd ) published a series of inflammatory pseudonymous letters in a local paper . Shields challenged Lincoln to a duel , and the two nearly fought on September 22 , 1842 , before making peace , and eventually becoming friends . In 1845 , Shields was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court , from which he resigned to become Commissioner of the U.S. United States General Land Office . At the outbreak of the Mexican-American War , he left the Land Office to take an appointment as brigadier general of volunteers . He served with distinction and was twice wounded . In 1848 , Shields was appointed to and confirmed by the Senate as the first governor of the Oregon Territory , which he declined . After serving as Senator from Illinois , he moved to Minnesota and founded the town of Shieldsville there . He was then elected as Senator from Minnesota . He served in the American Civil War , and at the Battle of Kernstown , his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of Stonewall Jackson in the war . Shields resigned his commission shortly thereafter . After moving multiple times , Shields settled in Missouri and served again for three months in the Senate . He died in 1879 and represents Illinois in the National Statuary Hall . Early life and career Shields was born in Altmore , County Tyrone , Ireland , to parents , Charles Shiells/O`Shiells/Shields and Anne McDonnell , the first of three children . As his father died when Shields was six , his uncle , also named James Shields and also born in Ireland , played a large role in his life . ^ : 711-2 The elder Shields was a professor of Greek and Latin , and served as a Congressman from Ohio . The younger Shields obtained early schooling at a hedge school near his home , later at a school run by a clergyman from Maynooth College , and subsequently his uncle . He was educated in military science , fencing , and the French language by a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars , of which there were many in Ireland at the time . ^ : 712 ^ : 26 Shields attempted to emigrate to the United States in 1822 , but failed when his ship was driven aground off the coast of Scotland , leaving him one of only either three or four survivors . He successfully made it to America around 1826 , although his uncle whom he had sailed to meet had died . ^ : 712-3 Shields took a job as a sailor , becoming a purser on a merchant ship . However , after a time , an accident left Shields disabled , and in the hospital with both legs broken for three months . ^ : 713 After the accident , he volunteered and fought in the Second Seminole War , reaching the rank of lieutenant . He spent some time in Quebec , founding a fencing school . Eventually , Shields settled in Kaskaskia , Randolph County , Illinois , where he studied and began practicing law in 1832 , supplementing his income by teaching French . ^ : 712-3 ^ : 26 He served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives , beginning in 1836 , and in 1839 was elected as state auditor . ^ : 714 As auditor , Shields was involved in correcting the state 's finances following the Panic of 1837 . This was done , at times , through practices that proved unpopular . ^ : 45 Duel with Abraham Lincoln Shields almost fought a duel on September 22 , 1842 , with Abraham Lincoln , then a young lawyer in Springfield , Illinois . Lincoln had published an inflammatory letter in a local newspaper , the Sangamo Journal , that attacked Shields , impersonating a local farmer , and taking the pseudonym of Aunt Becca , or simply Rebecca . At the time , there was great controversy over the use of paper money , or that of gold and silver for the paying of public debts . The Illinois State Bank had been forced to close , and Shields as state auditor had become the target of resentment among members of the Whig Party , and more so given the upcoming 1842 elections . Lincoln 's future wife and then fiancée , Mary Todd , helped to revise the letter , and she and a close friend Julia Jayne , continued writing to the paper without Lincoln 's knowledge . ^ : 714 ^ : 113-5 " Rebecca " as she was , denounced Shields in the paper as a " fool as well as a liar , " and scandalously described him at a party among a group of women : If I was deaf and blind I could tell him by the smell ... All the galls about town were there , and all the handsome widows , and married women , finickin about , trying to look like galls , tied as tight in the middle , and puffed out at both ends like bundles of fodder that had n't been stacked yet , wanted stackin pretty bad ... He was paying his money to this one and that one and tother one , and sufferin great loss because it wasn ' silver instead of State paper ... " Dear girls , it is distressing , but I cannot marry you all . Too well I know how much you suffer , but do , do remember , it is not my fault that I am so handsome and so interesting . " ^ : 114 The publications caused " intense excitement " in Springfield , and Shields , taking great offense at being publicly ridiculed , demanded satisfaction , as well as the true identity of the author , then known only to the editor of the paper . Lincoln took responsibility for the articles and accepted the challenge . ^ : 714 Shields confronted Lincoln , demanded a full retraction , and the incident escalated to the two men picking seconds , ^ : 714 ^ : 115 and meeting on an island located between Missouri and Illinois called Bloody Island to participate in a duel . Lincoln , as the one challenged , chose the weapons for the duel , and selected the cavalry broadsword , as Shields was an excellent marksman , and because Lincoln stood 6 feet 4 inches ( 1.93 m ) to Shields ' 5 feet 9 inches ( 1.75 m ) . ^ : 114-5 At least two accounts have John J. Hardin and R. W. English intervening and convincing the two to cease hostilities . Others have them resolving their differences without incident , whether through threats on the part of Lincoln , or through apology and explanation from him . However , all accounts agree that they left the island without following through with the duel . ^ : 714 ^ : 49 ^ : 115 Thereafter , Shields and Lincoln became and remained good friends . ^ : 714 Subsequent career Shields was appointed as an Illinois Supreme Court justice on February 18 , 1845 , to take the seat vacated by Stephen A. Douglas . ^ : 50 His term was relatively unremarkable , and he soon resigned to become Commissioner of the U.S. General Land Office . While at the Land Office , Shields spent much effort boring , testing , surveying and examining land in Iowa , as he planned to establish a colony for Irish immigrants there . He resigned from the position to assume command as a brigadier general following the outbreak of the Mexican-American War . ^ : 51-2 , 55 Mexican-American War On July 1 , 1846 , Shields was commissioned a brigadier general of volunteers to fight in the Mexican-American War . He served under Zachary Taylor , then also a brigadier general , and later under Brigadier General John E. Wool and Major General Winfield Scott . ^ : 606 In 1846 , Shields left for war with two brigades under his command . ^ : 87 In February 1847 , when Tampico was abandoned , his men assumed control of the city . He commanded the 3rd Brigade , Volunteer Division , at the battles of Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo , where he was severely wounded by grapeshot , and spent nine weeks recuperating . He returned to fight in a single day , at both the battles of Contreras and Churubusco . His command that day was criticized as clumsy by some , ^ : 606 and praised as skillful by others . ^ : 75 He required reinforcements to overcome strong enemy resistance , but his brigade took over 800 prisoners . ^ : 606 Shields was again wounded , receiving a fractured arm in the Battle of Chapultepec , after his horse was shot out from underneath him , and he continued fighting on foot , and leading his troops with sword . ^ : 716 ^ : 606 He remained on the field until the conclusion of the battle , ^ : 716-7 but was then forced to spend several months recuperating , where he remained until after the final battles of the war . ^ : 606 Shields returned to America , where he was mustered out and his brigade disbanded on July 28 , 1848 . Shields returned to his law practice in Illinois . He was brevetted to major general , and received two honorary swords from the states South Carolina and Illinois . ^ : 716-7 ^ : 606 Senator from Illinois Daguerreotype of Shields c. 1849-1855 Following the war , on August 14 , 1848 , he was nominated by President Polk , and confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as governor of Oregon Territory , which had been created that same day . However , he declined the position and Joseph Lane was nominated and became the first governor of the new territory . ^ : 6-7 , 10 Shields declined the governorship to run for the Senate from Illinois . He won , but the election was voided by on the grounds that he had not been a U.S. citizen for the nine years required by the United States Constitution ; having been naturalized October 21 , 1840 , and elected on January 13 , 1849 . He therefore resigned from the Senate on March 14 , returned to Illinois , campaigned once again for the seat he had resigned , and won a special election held by the governor in December ( after nine years had passed ) , in order to replace himself as senator . ^ : 717 ^ : 118 ^ : 79 As senator , he opposed slavery , and supported land grants to agricultural colleges , to railroads , to soldiers , and to settlers under a homestead act . ^ : 717 Shields published the 1854 book , A History of Illinois , from its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847 , originally written by Illinois Governor Thomas Ford . According to the foreword by Shields , Ford gave him the manuscript on his death bed , so that Shields might publish it , and use the proceeds to benefit Ford 's then orphaned children . In 1854 , a military company in Chicago was named " The Shields Guards " in his honor . The Guards would come to make up companies I and K in the 23rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment . Senator from Minnesota In 1855 , Shields was defeated for re-election in Illinois in a three way runoff between himself , Lincoln , and Lyman Trumbull , with Trumbull eventually winning the seat after several ballots . ^ : 119 Shields then moved to Minnesota , to inspect lands he had been awarded there in return for his military service . He arranged for Irish immigrants to move from the East Coast to Minnesota , settling in Rice and Le Sueur counties . Shields himself founded Shieldsville , Minnesota , and was also involved in the early settlement of Faribault , Minnesota . In 1857 , Native Americans massacred settlers in Spirit Lake , Iowa . Shields led a group of about 100 people from Minnesota to fight the tribes ; however , by the time he arrived , the tribes had been beaten by troops under the control of Judson Bishop . ^ : 719-21 When Minnesota achieved statehood in 1858 , and the legislature convened in December , Shields was put forward as a compromise candidate for U.S. Senator along with Henry Mower Rice . The two drew straws to determine who would serve out the longer and shorter terms . Shields drew the short straw and thus served until only March 1859 , losing his 1859 re-election bid to Morton S. Wilkinson . ^ : 719 American Civil War Photograph by Mathew Brady c. 1861-1865 Shields then moved to California , and married Mary Carr in 1861 . He was engaged in a mining venture in Mexico , and it was there that Shields was when he was appointed as brigadier general of volunteers from that state following the outbreak of the American Civil War , succeeding the late Frederick W. Lander . He commanded the 2nd Division of the V Corps , Army of the Potomac ( subsequently part of the Army of the Shenandoah ) , during the Valley Campaign of 1862 . ^ : 721-4 ^ : 120 Shields was wounded at the Battle of Kernstown on March 22 , 1862 , but his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of General Thomas J. " Stonewall " Jackson during the campaign ( or the war ) . The day after Kernstown , he was promoted to major general , but the promotion was withdrawn , reconsidered , and then finally rejected . Largely a result of his promotion being rejected , Shields resigned from the army . ^ : 721-4 ^ : 120 Shields was informally offered command of the Army of the Potomac by Abraham Lincoln . Shields declined owing to a poor relationship with Secretary of War Edwin Stanton . ^ : 721-724 Senator from Missouri Statue of Shields at the Minnesota State Capitol Statue of Shields in the Minnesota State Capitol , 2008 Statue of Shields in the United States Capitol Statue of Shields in the United States Capitol , 2011 In 1863 , Shields moved to San Francisco , where he would serve as the state railroad commissioner , and then to the Mississippi Valley , and to Wisconsin . In 1866 he settled in Carrollton , Missouri , which remained his home , and where he tended to his farm , lectured , and continued public involvement until his death 13 years later . ^ : 724-5 He ran for Congress unwillingly in 1868 , and , in a contested election , lost . The result was disputed , and Congress awarded a year 's salary to Shields . A member of Congress , Benjamin Butler , proposed him as Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives in 1876 , but Shields , viewing it as an indignity , declined . Shields was involved in fundraising to provide aid to the yellow fever stricken Southern US . He served as member of the Missouri State House of Representatives , and as railroad commissioner was involved in establishing the State Railroad Commission . ^ : 725-6 In 1879 , he was elected to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Senator Lewis V. Bogy . He served only three months and declined to run for re-election , but this made Shields the only person to have ever served as senator from three different states . ^ : 726-7 Death and legacy Shields died unexpectedly in Ottumwa , Iowa , on June 1 , 1879 , while on a lecture tour , after reportedly complaining of chest pains . ^ : 329 His body was transferred to Carrollton , Missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local Catholic church , and his body escorted to St . Mary 's Cemetery by two companies of the Nineteenth Infantry , the Craig Rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 His grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the U.S. Congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 Shields was not a wealthy man in later life , ^ : 725 and upon his death the most valuable possessions he had to leave his family were his ceremonial swords , given to him following the end of the Mexican-American War . ^ : 717 After his death , Mary Shields remained in Carrollton , with their daughter and two sons , until eventually moving to New York to live with their son Daniel . ^ : 728-9 A bronze statue of Shields was given by the State of Illinois in 1893 , to the U.S. Capitol , and represents the state in the National Statuary Hall . The statue was sculpted by Leonard Volk , and dedicated in December 1893 . A statue of Shields stands in front of the Carroll County Courthouse in Carrollton , Missouri . Dedicated on November 12 , 1910 , newspapers reported " hundreds of visitors from several states " that were present at the unveiling . Congress allocated $5,000 for the monument . A third statue stands on the grounds of the state capitol in Saint Paul , Minnesota , dedicated in 1914 . Derek Warfield wrote a song named The Ballad of General Shields about him . |
| american politician [PERSON] and soldier [UNKNOWN] for other people [HUMAN GROUP] named james shields [PERSON] , see james shields [PERSON] ( disambiguation [ACT] ) . james shields [PERSON] united states [PLACE] senator [PERSON] [PERSON] from missouri [PERSON] in office january [PERIOD] 27 , 1879 - march [PERIOD] 3 , 1879 preceded by david h. armstrong [PERSON] succeeded by george graham vest united states [PLACE] senator [PERSON] [PERSON] from minnesota [PLACE] in office may [PERIOD] 11 , 1858 - march [PERIOD] 3 , 1859 preceded by himself ( shadow senator [PERSON] ) succeeded by morton s. wilkinson united states [PLACE] shadow senator [PERSON] [PERSON] from the minnesota territory [PLACE] in office december [PERIOD] 19 , 1857 - may [PERIOD] 11 , 1858 preceded by seat [PROPERTY] established succeeded by himself ( u.s. senator [PERSON] ) united states [PLACE] senator [PERSON] from illinois [PLACE] in office october [PERIOD] 27 , 1849 - march [PERIOD] 3 , 1855 preceded by himself succeeded by lyman trumbull [PERSON] in office march [PERIOD] 4 , 1849 - march [PERIOD] 15 , 1849 preceded by sidney [PLACE] breese succeeded by himself commissioner [PERSON] of the general land office [PLACE] in office april [PERIOD] 16 , 1845 - january [PERIOD] 5 , 1847 president james k [PERSON] . polk [PERSON] preceded by thomas h. blake [PERSON] succeeded by richard m. young auditor [PERSON] of illinois [PLACE] in office 1841-1843 governor [PERSON] thomas carlin thomas ford [PERSON] preceded by levi davis [PERSON] succeeded by william lee d. ewing personal details born [PERSON] ( 1806-05-10 ) may [PERIOD] 10 , 1806 altmore [PLACE] , ireland [PLACE] , united kingdom [PLACE] died june [PERIOD] 1 , 1879( 1879-06-01 ) ( aged 73 ) ottumwa [UNKNOWN] , iowa [PLACE] , u.s. political party democratic education university [INSTITUTION] of glasgow [INSTITUTION] ( ba ) signature military service [INSTITUTION] allegiance united states [PLACE] branch/service united states [PLACE] army [HUMAN GROUP] union army [HUMAN GROUP] years [PERIOD] of service [INSTITUTION] 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 rank [RANK] brigadier general [PERSON] battles/wars second seminole war [EVENT] mexican-american war [EVENT] american civil war [EVENT] james shields [PERSON] ( may [PERIOD] 10 , 1806 - june [PERIOD] 1 , 1879 ) was an irish american politician [PERSON] and united states [PLACE] army [HUMAN GROUP] officer [PLACE] , who is the only person [PERSON] in u.s. history [UNIT] to serve as a senator [PERSON] for three different states [PLACE] , and one of only two to represent multiple states [PLACE] in the u.s. senate [PERSON] . a member [PERSON] of the democratic party [FORCE] , shields [PERSON] represented illinois [PLACE] from 1849 to 1855 , in the 31st , 32nd , and 33rd congresses [UNKNOWN] , minnesota [PLACE] from 1858 to 1859 , in the 35th congress [PERSON] , and missouri [PERSON] in 1879 , in the 45th congress [PERSON] . born and initially educated in ireland [PLACE] , shields [PERSON] emigrated to the americas [UNKNOWN] in 1826 . he was briefly a sailor [PERSON] , and spent time [PERIOD] in quebec [PLACE] , before settling in kaskaskia [UNKNOWN] , illinois [PLACE] , where he studied and practiced law [PERSON] . in 1836 , he was elected to the illinois house [PLACE] of representatives [UNKNOWN] , and later as state auditor [PERSON] . his work [ACTIVITY] as auditor [PERSON] was criticized by a young abraham lincoln [PERSON] , who ( with his then fiancée , mary todd [PERSON] ) published a series [SERIES] of inflammatory pseudonymous letters [SPEECH ACT] in a local paper [PERSON] . shields [PERSON] challenged lincoln [PERSON] to a duel [PERSON] , and the two nearly fought on september [PERIOD] 22 , 1842 , before making peace [EVENT] , and eventually becoming friends [PERSON] . in 1845 , shields [PERSON] was appointed to the illinois supreme court [PERSON] , from which he resigned to become commissioner [PERSON] of the u.s. united states [PLACE] general land office [PLACE] [PLACE] . at the outbreak [OCCURRENCE] of the mexican-american war [EVENT] , he left the land office [PLACE] to take an appointment [ACT] as brigadier general [PERSON] of volunteers [PERSON] . he served with distinction [SOUND] and was twice wounded . in 1848 , shields [PERSON] was appointed to and confirmed by the senate [PERSON] as the first governor [PERSON] of the oregon territory [PLACE] , which he declined . after serving as senator [PERSON] from illinois [PLACE] , he moved to minnesota [PLACE] and founded the town [PLACE] of shieldsville [UNKNOWN] there . he was then elected as senator [PERSON] from minnesota [PLACE] . he served in the american civil war [EVENT] , and at the battle [PERSON] of kernstown [PLACE] , his troops [HUMAN GROUP] inflicted the only tactical defeat [ACT] of stonewall jackson [PERSON] in the war [EVENT] . shields [PERSON] resigned his commission [INSTANCE] shortly thereafter [UNKNOWN] . after moving multiple times [UNKNOWN] , shields [PERSON] settled in missouri [PERSON] and served again for three months [PERIOD] in the senate [PERSON] . he died in 1879 and represents illinois [PLACE] in the national statuary hall [PLACE] . early life [EVENT] and career shields [PERSON] was born in altmore [PLACE] , county tyrone [PLACE] , ireland [PLACE] , to parents [PERSON] , charles shiells/o`shiells/shields [PERSON] and anne mcdonnell [PERSON] , the first of three children [PERSON] . as his father [PERSON] died when shields [PERSON] was six , his uncle [PERSON] , also named james shields [PERSON] and also born in ireland [PLACE] , played a large role [ROLE] in his life [EVENT] . ^ : 711-2 the elder shields [PERSON] was a professor [PERSON] of greek and latin , and served as a congressman [DEVICE] from ohio [PLACE] . the younger shields [PERSON] obtained early schooling at a hedge school [INSTITUTION] near his home [PLACE] , later at a school [INSTITUTION] run by a clergyman [DEVICE] from maynooth college [INSTITUTION] , and subsequently his uncle [PERSON] . he was educated in military science [STUDY] , fencing , and the french [PLACE] language [LANGUAGE] by a veteran [PERSON] of the napoleonic wars [EVENT] , of which there were many in ireland [PLACE] at the time [PERIOD] . ^ : 712 ^ : 26 shields [PERSON] attempted to emigrate to the united states [PLACE] in 1822 , but failed when his ship [SHIP] was driven aground [UNKNOWN] off the coast [PERSON] of scotland [PLACE] , leaving him one of only either three or four survivors [PERSON] . he successfully made it to america [PLACE] around 1826 , although his uncle [PERSON] whom he had sailed to meet had died . ^ : 712-3 shields [PERSON] took a job [PERSON] as a sailor [PERSON] , becoming a purser [PERSON] on a merchant ship [SHIP] . however , after a time [PERIOD] , an accident [OCCURRENCE] left shields [PERSON] disabled , and in the hospital [PLACE] with both legs [PERSON] broken for three months [PERIOD] . ^ : 713 after the accident [OCCURRENCE] , he volunteered and fought in the second seminole war [EVENT] , reaching the rank [RANK] of lieutenant [PERSON] . he spent some time [PERIOD] in quebec [PLACE] , founding a fencing school [INSTITUTION] . eventually , shields [PERSON] settled in kaskaskia [UNKNOWN] , randolph county [PLACE] , illinois [PLACE] , where he studied and began practicing law [PERSON] in 1832 , supplementing his income [MONEY] by teaching french [PLACE] . ^ : 712-3 ^ : 26 he served as a member [PERSON] of the illinois house [PLACE] of representatives [UNKNOWN] , beginning in 1836 , and in 1839 was elected as state auditor [PERSON] . ^ : 714 as auditor [PERSON] , shields [PERSON] was involved in correcting the state [STATE] 's finances [COGNITIVE STATE] following the panic [ACT] of 1837 . this was done , at times [UNKNOWN] , through practices [COLLECTION] that proved unpopular . ^ : 45 duel [PERSON] with abraham lincoln [PERSON] shields [PERSON] almost fought a duel [PERSON] on september [PERIOD] 22 , 1842 , with abraham lincoln [PERSON] , then a young lawyer [PERSON] in springfield [PLACE] , illinois [PLACE] . lincoln [PERSON] had published an inflammatory letter [SPEECH ACT] in a local newspaper [QUANTITY] , the sangamo journal [QUANTITY] , that attacked shields [PERSON] , impersonating a local farmer [PERSON] , and taking the pseudonym [NAME] of aunt becca [PERSON] , or simply rebecca [PERSON] . at the time [PERIOD] , there was great controversy [UNKNOWN] over the use [USE] of paper money [MONEY] , or that of gold [EVENT] and silver for the paying of public debts [MONEY] . the illinois state [STATE] bank [PLACE] had been forced to close , and shields [PERSON] as state auditor [PERSON] had become the target [PERSON] of resentment [PERSON] among members [PERSON] of the whig party [FORCE] , and more so given the upcoming 1842 elections [PERSON] . lincoln [PERSON] 's future wife [PERSON] and then fiancée , mary todd [PERSON] , helped to revise the letter [SPEECH ACT] , and she and a close friend julia jayne [PERSON] , continued writing to the paper [PERSON] without lincoln [PERSON] 's knowledge [PERSON] . ^ : 714 ^ : 113-5 " rebecca [PERSON] " as she was , denounced shields [PERSON] in the paper [PERSON] as a " fool as well as a liar [PERSON] , " and scandalously described him at a party [FORCE] among a group [GROUP] of women [PERSON] : if i was deaf and blind i could tell him by the smell [SMELL] ... all the galls [INSTANCE] about town [PLACE] were there , and all the handsome widows [PERSON] , and married women [PERSON] , finickin about , trying to look like galls [INSTANCE] , tied as tight in the middle [PLACE] , and puffed out at both ends [UNKNOWN] like bundles [SPACE] of fodder [NUMBER] that had n't been stacked yet , wanted stackin pretty bad ... he was paying his money [MONEY] to this one and that one and tother one , and sufferin great loss [PERSON] because it wasn [UNKNOWN] ' silver instead of state paper [PERSON] ... " dear girls [PERSON] , it is distressing , but i cannot marry you all . too well i know how much you suffer , but do , do remember , it is not my fault that i am so handsome and so interesting . " ^ : 114 the publications [ACT] caused " intense excitement [STATE] " in springfield [PLACE] , and shields [PERSON] , taking great offense [PORTION] at being publicly ridiculed , demanded satisfaction [PERSON] , as well as the true identity [PERSON] of the author [PERSON] , then known only to the editor [PERSON] of the paper [PERSON] . lincoln [PERSON] took responsibility [RESPONSIBILITY] for the articles [ARTICLE] and accepted the challenge [EVENT] . ^ : 714 shields [PERSON] confronted lincoln [PERSON] , demanded a full retraction [ACT] , and the incident [EVENT] escalated to the two men [PERSON] picking seconds [PERIOD] , ^ : 714 ^ : 115 and meeting on an island [PLACE] located between missouri [PERSON] and illinois [PLACE] called bloody island [PLACE] to participate in a duel [PERSON] . lincoln [PERSON] , as the one challenged , chose the weapons [WEAPON] for the duel [PERSON] , and selected the cavalry broadsword [PERSON] , as shields [PERSON] was an excellent marksman [PERSON] , and because lincoln [PERSON] stood 6 feet 4 inches ( 1.93 m ) to shields [PERSON] ' 5 feet 9 inches ( 1.75 m ) . ^ : 114-5 at least two accounts [COLLECTION] have john j. hardin and r. w. english [EVENT] intervening and convincing the two to cease hostilities [ABSTRACT ENTITY] . others [UNKNOWN] have them resolving their differences [RESULT] without incident [EVENT] , whether through threats [PERSON] on the part of lincoln [PERSON] , or through apology [LANGUAGE] and explanation [ACT] from him . however , all accounts [COLLECTION] agree that they left the island [PLACE] without following through with the duel [PERSON] . ^ : 714 ^ : 49 ^ : 115 thereafter [UNKNOWN] , shields [PERSON] and lincoln [PERSON] became and remained good friends [PERSON] . ^ : 714 subsequent career shields [PERSON] was appointed as an illinois supreme court [PERSON] justice on february [PERIOD] 18 , 1845 , to take the seat [PROPERTY] vacated by stephen a. douglas . ^ : 50 his term [TERM] was relatively unremarkable , and he soon resigned to become commissioner [PERSON] of the u.s. general land office [PLACE] [PLACE] . while at the land office [PLACE] , shields [PERSON] spent much effort [FORCE] boring , testing , surveying and examining land [LAND] in iowa [PLACE] , as he planned to establish a colony [PLACE] for irish immigrants [PERSON] there . he resigned from the position [POSITION] to assume command [COMMAND] as a brigadier general [PERSON] following the outbreak [OCCURRENCE] of the mexican-american war [EVENT] . ^ : 51-2 , 55 mexican-american war [EVENT] on july [PERIOD] 1 , 1846 , shields [PERSON] was commissioned a brigadier general [PERSON] of volunteers [PERSON] to fight in the mexican-american war [EVENT] . he served under zachary taylor [PERSON] , then also a brigadier general [PERSON] , and later under brigadier general [PERSON] john e. wool [PERSON] and major general [PERSON] winfield scott [PERSON] . ^ : 606 in 1846 , shields [PERSON] left for war [EVENT] with two brigades [UNKNOWN] under his command [COMMAND] . ^ : 87 in february [PERIOD] 1847 , when tampico [PLACE] was abandoned , his men [PERSON] assumed control [SET] of the city [PLACE] . he commanded the 3rd brigade [FORCE] , volunteer division [ESTATE] , at the battles [PERSON] of vera cruz [PLACE] and cerro gordo [PERSON] , where he was severely wounded by grapeshot [UNKNOWN] , and spent nine weeks [PERIOD] recuperating . he returned to fight in a single day [PERIOD] , at both the battles [PERSON] of contreras [PERSON] and churubusco [PERSON] . his command [COMMAND] that day [PERIOD] was criticized as clumsy [PERSON] by some , ^ : 606 and praised as skillful by others [UNKNOWN] . ^ : 75 he required reinforcements [GROUP] to overcome strong enemy resistance [PERSON] , but his brigade [FORCE] took over 800 prisoners [PERSON] . ^ : 606 shields [PERSON] was again wounded , receiving a fractured arm [LANGUAGE] in the battle [PERSON] of chapultepec [PLACE] , after his horse [HORSE] was shot out from underneath [UNKNOWN] him , and he continued fighting on foot [FOOT] , and leading his troops [HUMAN GROUP] with sword [PERSON] . ^ : 716 ^ : 606 he remained on the field [LAND] until the conclusion [CONCLUSION] of the battle [PERSON] , ^ : 716-7 but was then forced to spend several months [PERIOD] recuperating , where he remained until after the final battles [PERSON] of the war [EVENT] . ^ : 606 shields [PERSON] returned to america [PLACE] , where he was mustered out and his brigade [FORCE] disbanded on july [PERIOD] 28 , 1848 . shields [PERSON] returned to his law practice [COLLECTION] in illinois [PLACE] . he was brevetted to major general [PERSON] , and received two honorary swords [RESOURCE] from the states south carolina [PLACE] and illinois [PLACE] . ^ : 716-7 ^ : 606 senator [PERSON] from illinois daguerreotype [PLACE] of shields [PERSON] c. 1849-1855 following the war [EVENT] , on august [PERIOD] 14 , 1848 , he was nominated by president polk [PERSON] , and confirmed by the united states [PLACE] senate [PERSON] to serve as governor [PERSON] of oregon territory [PLACE] , which had been created that same day [PERIOD] . however , he declined the position [POSITION] and joseph lane [PERSON] was nominated and became the first governor [PERSON] of the new territory [PLACE] . ^ : 6-7 , 10 shields [PERSON] declined the governorship [UNKNOWN] to run for the senate [PERSON] from illinois [PLACE] . he won , but the election [PERSON] was voided by on the grounds [AMOUNT] that he had not been a u.s. citizen [PERSON] for the nine years [PERIOD] required by the united states [PLACE] constitution [PLACE] ; having been naturalized october [PERIOD] 21 , 1840 , and elected on january [PERIOD] 13 , 1849 . he therefore resigned from the senate [PERSON] on march [PERIOD] 14 , returned to illinois [PLACE] , campaigned once again for the seat [PROPERTY] he had resigned , and won a special election [PERSON] held by the governor [PERSON] in december [PERIOD] ( after nine years [PERIOD] had passed ) , in order [PERSON] to replace himself as senator [PERSON] . ^ : 717 ^ : 118 ^ : 79 as senator [PERSON] , he opposed slavery [UNIT] , and supported land grants [PERSON] to agricultural colleges [INSTITUTION] , to railroads [EVENT] , to soldiers [UNKNOWN] , and to settlers [PERSON] under a homestead act [ACT] . ^ : 717 shields [PERSON] published the 1854 book [ENTITY] , a history [UNIT] of illinois [PLACE] , from its commencement [ACTION] as a state [STATE] in 1818 to 1847 , originally written by illinois governor [PERSON] thomas ford [PERSON] . according to the foreword [RANK] by shields [PERSON] , ford [PERSON] gave him the manuscript [COLLECTION] on his death bed [UNKNOWN] , so that shields [PERSON] might publish it , and use [USE] the proceeds [UNKNOWN] to benefit ford [PERSON] 's then orphaned children [PERSON] . in 1854 , a military company [INSTITUTION] in chicago [PLACE] was named " the shields guards [PERSON] " in his honor [PERSON] . the guards [PERSON] would come to make up companies [PERSON] i and k in the 23rd illinois volunteer infantry regiment [HUMAN GROUP] . senator [PERSON] from minnesota [PLACE] in 1855 , shields [PERSON] was defeated for re-election in illinois [PLACE] in a three way runoff [ABSTRACT ENTITY] between himself , lincoln [PERSON] , and lyman trumbull [PERSON] , with trumbull [PERSON] eventually winning the seat [PROPERTY] after several ballots [AMOUNT] . ^ : 119 shields [PERSON] then moved to minnesota [PLACE] , to inspect lands [LAND] he had been awarded there in return [ACT] for his military service [INSTITUTION] . he arranged for irish immigrants [PERSON] to move from the east coast [PERSON] to minnesota [PLACE] , settling in rice [PERSON] and le sueur counties [LAND] . shields [PERSON] himself founded shieldsville [UNKNOWN] , minnesota [PLACE] , and was also involved in the early settlement [GROUP] of faribault [UNKNOWN] , minnesota [PLACE] . in 1857 , native americans [UNKNOWN] massacred settlers [PERSON] in spirit lake [PERSON] , iowa [PLACE] . shields [PERSON] led a group [GROUP] of about 100 people [HUMAN GROUP] from minnesota [PLACE] to fight the tribes [PERSON] ; however , by the time [PERIOD] he arrived , the tribes [PERSON] had been beaten by troops [HUMAN GROUP] under the control [SET] of judson bishop [PERSON] . ^ : 719-21 when minnesota [PLACE] achieved statehood [CONDITION] in 1858 , and the legislature [BODY] convened in december [PERIOD] , shields [PERSON] was put forward as a compromise candidate [AMOUNT] for u.s. senator [PERSON] along with henry mower rice [PERSON] . the two drew straws [PERSON] to determine who would serve out the longer and shorter terms [UNKNOWN] . shields [PERSON] drew the short straw [ABSTRACT ENTITY] and thus served until only march [PERIOD] 1859 , losing his 1859 re-election bid to morton s. wilkinson . ^ : 719 american civil war [EVENT] photograph [PERSON] by mathew brady [PERSON] c. 1861-1865 shields [PERSON] then moved to california [PLACE] , and married mary carr [PERSON] in 1861 . he was engaged in a mining venture [PERSON] in mexico [PLACE] , and it was there that shields [PERSON] was when he was appointed as brigadier general [PERSON] of volunteers [PERSON] from that state [STATE] following the outbreak [OCCURRENCE] of the american civil war [EVENT] , succeeding the late frederick w. lander [PERSON] . he commanded the 2nd division [ESTATE] of the v corps [PLACE] , army [HUMAN GROUP] of the potomac [PLACE] ( subsequently part of the army [HUMAN GROUP] of the shenandoah [PERSON] ) , during the valley campaign [PERSON] of 1862 . ^ : 721-4 ^ : 120 shields [PERSON] was wounded at the battle [PERSON] of kernstown [PLACE] on march [PERIOD] 22 , 1862 , but his troops [HUMAN GROUP] inflicted the only tactical defeat [ACT] of general [PERSON] thomas j. " stonewall [PERSON] " jackson [PERSON] during the campaign [PERSON] ( or the war [EVENT] ) . the day [PERIOD] after kernstown [PLACE] , he was promoted to major general [PERSON] , but the promotion [ACT] was withdrawn , reconsidered , and then finally rejected . largely a result [RESULT] of his promotion [ACT] being rejected , shields [PERSON] resigned from the army [HUMAN GROUP] . ^ : 721-4 ^ : 120 shields [PERSON] was informally offered command [COMMAND] of the army [HUMAN GROUP] of the potomac [PLACE] by abraham lincoln [PERSON] . shields [PERSON] declined owing to a poor relationship [RELATIONSHIP] with secretary [PERSON] of war edwin stanton [PERSON] . ^ : 721-724 senator [PERSON] from missouri statue [PERSON] of shields [PERSON] at the minnesota state capitol [PLACE] statue [PERSON] of shields [PERSON] in the minnesota state capitol [PLACE] , 2008 statue [PERSON] of shields [PERSON] in the united states [PLACE] capitol statue [PERSON] of shields [PERSON] in the united states [PLACE] capitol [PLACE] , 2011 in 1863 , shields [PERSON] moved to san francisco [PLACE] , where he would serve as the state railroad commissioner [PERSON] [PLACE] , and then to the mississippi valley [PERSON] , and to wisconsin [PLACE] . in 1866 he settled in carrollton [UNKNOWN] , missouri [PERSON] , which remained his home [PLACE] , and where he tended to his farm [PERSON] , lectured , and continued public involvement [ACT] until his death [EVENT] 13 years [PERIOD] later . ^ : 724-5 he ran for congress [PERSON] unwillingly in 1868 , and , in a contested election [PERSON] , lost . the result [RESULT] was disputed , and congress [PERSON] awarded a year [PERIOD] 's salary [AMOUNT] to shields [PERSON] . a member [PERSON] of congress [PERSON] , benjamin butler [PERSON] , proposed him as doorkeeper [UNKNOWN] of the united states [PLACE] house [PLACE] of representatives [UNKNOWN] in 1876 , but shields [PERSON] , viewing it as an indignity [STATE] , declined . shields [PERSON] was involved in fundraising to provide aid [PERSON] to the yellow fever stricken southern us [PERSON] . he served as member [PERSON] of the missouri state [STATE] house [PLACE] of representatives [UNKNOWN] , and as railroad commissioner [PERSON] was involved in establishing the state railroad commission [INSTANCE] . ^ : 725-6 in 1879 , he was elected to fill the seat left [PERSON] vacant by the death [EVENT] of senator [PERSON] lewis v. bogy . he served only three months [PERIOD] and declined to run for re-election , but this made shields [PERSON] the only person [PERSON] to have ever served as senator [PERSON] from three different states [PLACE] . ^ : 726-7 death [EVENT] and legacy shields [PERSON] died unexpectedly in ottumwa [UNKNOWN] , iowa [PLACE] , on june [PERIOD] 1 , 1879 , while on a lecture tour [ACT] , after reportedly complaining of chest pains [CONDITION] . ^ : 329 his body [BODY] was transferred to carrollton [UNKNOWN] , missouri [PERSON] by train [TRAIN] , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral [ACTION] was held at the local catholic church [PERSON] , and his body [BODY] escorted to st . mary [PERSON] 's cemetery [PLACE] by two companies [PERSON] of the nineteenth infantry [PERSON] , the craig rifles [PERSON] , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave [RESULT] remained unmarked for 30 years [PERIOD] , until the local government [GOVERNMENT] and the u.s. congress [PERSON] funded a granite [PERSON] and bronze monument [PERSON] there in his honor [PERSON] . ^ : 729 shields [PERSON] was not a wealthy man [PERSON] in later life [EVENT] , ^ : 725 and upon his death [EVENT] the most valuable possessions [STATE] he had to leave his family [HUMAN GROUP] were his ceremonial swords [RESOURCE] , given to him following the end [UNKNOWN] of the mexican-american war [EVENT] . ^ : 717 after his death [EVENT] , mary shields [PERSON] remained in carrollton [UNKNOWN] , with their daughter [PERSON] and two sons [PERSON] , until eventually moving to new york [PLACE] to live with their son daniel [PERSON] . ^ : 728-9 a bronze statue [PERSON] of shields [PERSON] was given by the state [STATE] of illinois [PLACE] in 1893 , to the u.s. capitol [EVENT] , and represents the state [STATE] in the national statuary hall [PLACE] . the statue [PERSON] was sculpted by leonard volk [PERSON] , and dedicated in december [PERIOD] 1893 . a statue [PERSON] of shields [PERSON] stands in front [RANK] of the carroll county courthouse [PERSON] in carrollton [UNKNOWN] , missouri [PERSON] . dedicated on november [PERIOD] 12 , 1910 , newspapers [QUANTITY] reported " hundreds [UNKNOWN] of visitors [PERSON] from several states [PLACE] " that were present at the unveiling [ACT] . congress [PERSON] allocated $5,000 for the monument [PERSON] . a third statue [PERSON] stands on the grounds [AMOUNT] of the state capitol [PLACE] in saint paul [PERSON] , minnesota [PLACE] , dedicated in 1914 . derek warfield [PERSON] wrote a song [ARTWORK] named the ballad [SOUND] of general shields [PERSON] about him . |
| Id | Form | Freq | Tag | Context | Error |
| 1 | shields | 56 | PERSON | for other people named james shields , see james shields ( disambiguation ) . | |
| 2 | illinois | 16 | PLACE | united states senator from illinois | |
| 3 | minnesota | 12 | PLACE | in office january 27 , 1879 - march 3 , 1879 preceded by david h. armstrong succeeded by george graham vest united states senator from minnesota | |
| 4 | lincoln | 11 | PERSON | his work as auditor was criticized by a young abraham lincoln , who ( with his then fiancée , mary todd ) published a series of inflammatory pseudonymous letters in a local paper . | |
| 5 | senator | 9 | PERSON | james shields united states senator from missouri | |
| 6 | march | 7 | PERIOD | in office january 27 , 1879 - march 3 , 1879 preceded by david h. armstrong succeeded by george graham vest united states senator from minnesota | |
| 7 | missouri | 7 | PERSON | james shields united states senator from missouri | |
| 8 | time | 6 | PERIOD | he was briefly a sailor , and spent time in quebec , before settling in kaskaskia , illinois , where he studied and practiced law . | |
| 9 | congress | 6 | PERSON | a member of the democratic party , shields represented illinois from 1849 to 1855 , in the 31st , 32nd , and 33rd congresses , minnesota from 1858 to 1859 , in the 35th congress , and missouri in 1879 , in the 45th congress . | |
| 10 | duel | 6 | PERSON | shields challenged lincoln to a duel , and the two nearly fought on september 22 , 1842 , before making peace , and eventually becoming friends . | |
| 11 | state | 5 | STATE | in 1836 , he was elected to the illinois house of representatives , and later as state auditor . | |
| 12 | war | 5 | EVENT | signature military service allegiance united states branch/service united states army union army years of service 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 rank brigadier general battles/wars second seminole war mexican-american war american civil war james shields ( may 10 , 1806 - june 1 , 1879 ) was an irish american politician and united states army officer , who is the only person in u.s. history to serve as a senator for three different states , and one of only two to represent multiple states in the u.s. | |
| 13 | ireland | 5 | PLACE | polk preceded by thomas h. blake succeeded by richard m. young auditor of illinois in office 1841-1843 governor thomas carlin thomas ford preceded by levi davis succeeded by william lee d. ewing personal details born ( 1806-05-10 ) may 10 , 1806 altmore , ireland , united kingdom | |
| 14 | mexican american war | 5 | EVENT | ||
| 15 | army | 4 | HUMAN GROUP | signature military service allegiance united states branch/service united states army union army years of service 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 rank brigadier general battles/wars second seminole war mexican-american war american civil war james shields ( may 10 , 1806 - june 1 , 1879 ) was an irish american politician and united states army officer , who is the only person in u.s. history to serve as a senator for three different states , and one of only two to represent multiple states in the u.s. | |
| 16 | iowa | 4 | PLACE | ottumwa , iowa , u.s. political party democratic education university of glasgow ( ba ) | |
| 17 | death | 4 | EVENT | according to the foreword by shields , ford gave him the manuscript on his death bed , so that shields might publish it , and use the proceeds to benefit ford 's then orphaned children . | |
| 18 | seat | 4 | PROPERTY | in office december 19 , 1857 - may 11 , 1858 preceded by seat established succeeded by himself ( u.s. | |
| 19 | brigadier general | 4 | PERSON | signature military service allegiance united states branch/service united states army union army years of service 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 rank brigadier general battles/wars second seminole war mexican-american war american civil war james shields ( may 10 , 1806 - june 1 , 1879 ) was an irish american politician and united states army officer , who is the only person in u.s. history to serve as a senator for three different states , and one of only two to represent multiple states in the u.s. | |
| 20 | states | 4 | PLACE | james shields united states senator from missouri | |
| 21 | paper | 4 | PERSON | his work as auditor was criticized by a young abraham lincoln , who ( with his then fiancée , mary todd ) published a series of inflammatory pseudonymous letters in a local paper . | |
| 22 | carrollton | 4 | UNKNOWN | in 1866 he settled in carrollton , missouri , which remained his home , and where he tended to his farm , lectured , and continued public involvement until his death 13 years later . ^ : 724-5 | |
| 23 | governor | 4 | PERSON | polk preceded by thomas h. blake succeeded by richard m. young auditor of illinois in office 1841-1843 governor thomas carlin thomas ford preceded by levi davis succeeded by william lee d. ewing personal details born ( 1806-05-10 ) may 10 , 1806 altmore , ireland , united kingdom | |
| 24 | representatives | 4 | UNKNOWN | in 1836 , he was elected to the illinois house of representatives , and later as state auditor . | |
| 25 | member | 4 | PERSON | a member of the democratic party , shields represented illinois from 1849 to 1855 , in the 31st , 32nd , and 33rd congresses , minnesota from 1858 to 1859 , in the 35th congress , and missouri in 1879 , in the 45th congress . | |
| 26 | senate | 4 | PERSON | senate . | |
| 27 | troops | 4 | HUMAN GROUP | he served in the american civil war , and at the battle of kernstown , his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of stonewall jackson in the war . | |
| 28 | statue | 4 | PERSON | senator from missouri statue of shields at the minnesota state capitol statue of shields in the minnesota state capitol , 2008 statue of shields in the united states capitol statue of shields in the united states capitol , 2011 | |
| 29 | months | 4 | PERIOD | after moving multiple times , shields settled in missouri and served again for three months in the senate . | |
| 30 | battle | 4 | PERSON | he served in the american civil war , and at the battle of kernstown , his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of stonewall jackson in the war . | |
| 31 | day | 4 | PERIOD | he returned to fight in a single day , at both the battles of contreras and churubusco . | |
| 32 | election | 3 | PERSON | he won , but the election was voided by on the grounds that he had not been a u.s. citizen for the nine years required by the united states constitution ; having been naturalized october 21 , 1840 , and elected on january 13 , 1849 . | |
| 33 | life | 3 | EVENT | early life and career | |
| 34 | james shields | 3 | PERSON | for other people named james shields , see james shields ( disambiguation ) . | |
| 35 | june | 3 | PERIOD | died june 1 , 1879( 1879-06-01 ) ( aged 73 ) | |
| 36 | years | 3 | PERIOD | signature military service allegiance united states branch/service united states army union army years of service 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 rank brigadier general battles/wars second seminole war mexican-american war american civil war james shields ( may 10 , 1806 - june 1 , 1879 ) was an irish american politician and united states army officer , who is the only person in u.s. history to serve as a senator for three different states , and one of only two to represent multiple states in the u.s. | |
| 37 | volunteers | 3 | PERSON | at the outbreak of the mexican-american war , he left the land office to take an appointment as brigadier general of volunteers . | |
| 38 | battles | 3 | PERSON | he commanded the 3rd brigade , volunteer division , at the battles of vera cruz and cerro gordo , where he was severely wounded by grapeshot , and spent nine weeks recuperating . | |
| 39 | december | 3 | PERIOD | in office december 19 , 1857 - may 11 , 1858 preceded by seat established succeeded by himself ( u.s. | |
| 40 | uncle | 3 | PERSON | as his father died when shields was six , his uncle , also named james shields and also born in ireland , played a large role in his life . ^ : 711-2 | |
| 41 | abraham lincoln | 3 | PERSON | his work as auditor was criticized by a young abraham lincoln , who ( with his then fiancée , mary todd ) published a series of inflammatory pseudonymous letters in a local paper . | |
| 42 | commissioner | 3 | PERSON | breese succeeded by himself commissioner of the general land office in office april 16 , 1845 - january 5 , 1847 president james k . | |
| 43 | general | 3 | PERSON | breese succeeded by himself commissioner of the general land office in office april 16 , 1845 - january 5 , 1847 president james k . | |
| 44 | may | 3 | PERIOD | in office may 11 , 1858 - march 3 , 1859 preceded by himself ( shadow senator ) | |
| 45 | auditor | 3 | PERSON | polk preceded by thomas h. blake succeeded by richard m. young auditor of illinois in office 1841-1843 governor thomas carlin thomas ford preceded by levi davis succeeded by william lee d. ewing personal details born ( 1806-05-10 ) may 10 , 1806 altmore , ireland , united kingdom | |
| 46 | kernstown | 3 | PLACE | he served in the american civil war , and at the battle of kernstown , his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of stonewall jackson in the war . | |
| 47 | outbreak | 3 | OCCURRENCE | at the outbreak of the mexican-american war , he left the land office to take an appointment as brigadier general of volunteers . | |
| 48 | mary todd | 2 | PERSON | his work as auditor was criticized by a young abraham lincoln , who ( with his then fiancée , mary todd ) published a series of inflammatory pseudonymous letters in a local paper . | |
| 49 | quebec | 2 | PLACE | he was briefly a sailor , and spent time in quebec , before settling in kaskaskia , illinois , where he studied and practiced law . | |
| 50 | school | 2 | INSTITUTION | shields obtained early schooling at a hedge school near his home , later at a school run by a clergyman from maynooth college , and subsequently his uncle . | |
| 51 | kaskaskia | 2 | UNKNOWN | he was briefly a sailor , and spent time in quebec , before settling in kaskaskia , illinois , where he studied and practiced law . | |
| 52 | september | 2 | PERIOD | shields challenged lincoln to a duel , and the two nearly fought on september 22 , 1842 , before making peace , and eventually becoming friends . | |
| 53 | accounts | 2 | COLLECTION | at least two accounts have john j. | |
| 54 | sailor | 2 | PERSON | he was briefly a sailor , and spent time in quebec , before settling in kaskaskia , illinois , where he studied and practiced law . | |
| 55 | galls | 2 | INSTANCE | all the galls about town were there , and all the handsome widows , and married women , finickin about , trying to look like galls , tied as tight in the middle , and puffed out at both ends like bundles of fodder that had n't been stacked yet , wanted stackin pretty bad ... | |
| 56 | illinois supreme court | 2 | PERSON | in 1845 , shields was appointed to the illinois supreme court , from which he resigned to become commissioner of the u.s. united states general land office . | |
| 57 | home | 2 | PLACE | shields obtained early schooling at a hedge school near his home , later at a school run by a clergyman from maynooth college , and subsequently his uncle . | |
| 58 | american civil war | 2 | EVENT | signature military service allegiance united states branch/service united states army union army years of service 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 rank brigadier general battles/wars second seminole war mexican-american war american civil war james shields ( may 10 , 1806 - june 1 , 1879 ) was an irish american politician and united states army officer , who is the only person in u.s. history to serve as a senator for three different states , and one of only two to represent multiple states in the u.s. | |
| 59 | swords | 2 | RESOURCE | he was brevetted to major general , and received two honorary swords from the states south carolina and illinois . ^ : 716-7 ^ : 606 | |
| 60 | national statuary hall | 2 | PLACE | he died in 1879 and represents illinois in the national statuary hall . | |
| 61 | group | 2 | GROUP | lincoln 's future wife and then fiancée , mary todd , helped to revise the letter , and she and a close friend julia jayne , continued writing to the paper without lincoln 's knowledge . ^ : 714 ^ : 113-5 " rebecca " as she was , denounced shields in the paper as a " fool as well as a liar , " and scandalously described him at a party among a group of women : | |
| 62 | u.s. senator | 2 | PERSON | when minnesota achieved statehood in 1858 , and the legislature convened in december , shields was put forward as a compromise candidate for u.s. senator along with henry mower rice . | |
| 63 | re election | 2 | PERSON | ||
| 64 | state auditor | 2 | PERSON | in 1836 , he was elected to the illinois house of representatives , and later as state auditor . | |
| 65 | promotion | 2 | ACT | the day after kernstown , he was promoted to major general , but the promotion was withdrawn , reconsidered , and then finally rejected . | |
| 66 | control | 2 | SET | in february 1847 , when tampico was abandoned , his men assumed control of the city . | |
| 67 | shieldsville | 2 | UNKNOWN | after serving as senator from illinois , he moved to minnesota and founded the town of shieldsville there . | |
| 68 | potomac | 2 | PLACE | he commanded the 2nd division of the v corps , army of the potomac ( subsequently part of the army of the shenandoah ) , during the valley campaign of 1862 . ^ : 721-4 ^ : 120 shields was wounded at the battle of kernstown on march 22 , 1862 , but his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of general thomas j. " stonewall " jackson during the campaign ( or the war ) . | |
| 69 | honor | 2 | PERSON | in 1854 , a military company in chicago was named " the shields guards " in his honor . | |
| 70 | times | 2 | UNKNOWN | after moving multiple times , shields settled in missouri and served again for three months in the senate . | |
| 71 | ottumwa | 2 | UNKNOWN | ottumwa , iowa , u.s. political party democratic education university of glasgow ( ba ) | |
| 72 | oregon territory | 2 | PLACE | in 1848 , shields was appointed to and confirmed by the senate as the first governor of the oregon territory , which he declined . | |
| 73 | law | 2 | PERSON | he was briefly a sailor , and spent time in quebec , before settling in kaskaskia , illinois , where he studied and practiced law . | |
| 74 | women | 2 | PERSON | lincoln 's future wife and then fiancée , mary todd , helped to revise the letter , and she and a close friend julia jayne , continued writing to the paper without lincoln 's knowledge . ^ : 714 ^ : 113-5 " rebecca " as she was , denounced shields in the paper as a " fool as well as a liar , " and scandalously described him at a party among a group of women : | |
| 75 | politician | 2 | PERSON | american politician and soldier | |
| 76 | ford | 2 | PERSON | polk preceded by thomas h. blake succeeded by richard m. young auditor of illinois in office 1841-1843 governor thomas carlin thomas ford preceded by levi davis succeeded by william lee d. ewing personal details born ( 1806-05-10 ) may 10 , 1806 altmore , ireland , united kingdom | |
| 77 | rebecca | 2 | PERSON | lincoln had published an inflammatory letter in a local newspaper , the sangamo journal , that attacked shields , impersonating a local farmer , and taking the pseudonym of aunt becca , or simply rebecca . | |
| 78 | town | 2 | PLACE | after serving as senator from illinois , he moved to minnesota and founded the town of shieldsville there . | |
| 79 | children | 2 | PERSON | shields was born in altmore , county tyrone , ireland , to parents , charles shiells/o`shiells/shields and anne mcdonnell , the first of three children . | |
| 80 | friends | 2 | PERSON | shields challenged lincoln to a duel , and the two nearly fought on september 22 , 1842 , before making peace , and eventually becoming friends . | |
| 81 | incident | 2 | EVENT | lincoln took responsibility for the articles and accepted the challenge . ^ : 714 shields confronted lincoln , demanded a full retraction , and the incident escalated to the two men picking seconds , ^ : 714 ^ : 115 and meeting on an island located between missouri and illinois called bloody island to participate in a duel . | |
| 82 | island | 2 | PLACE | lincoln took responsibility for the articles and accepted the challenge . ^ : 714 shields confronted lincoln , demanded a full retraction , and the incident escalated to the two men picking seconds , ^ : 714 ^ : 115 and meeting on an island located between missouri and illinois called bloody island to participate in a duel . | |
| 83 | july | 2 | PERIOD | on july 1 , 1846 , shields was commissioned a brigadier general of volunteers to fight in the mexican-american war . | |
| 84 | land office | 2 | PLACE | breese succeeded by himself commissioner of the general land office in office april 16 , 1845 - january 5 , 1847 president james k . | |
| 85 | position | 2 | POSITION | he resigned from the position to assume command as a brigadier general following the outbreak of the mexican-american war . ^ : 51-2 , 55 mexican-american war | |
| 86 | october | 2 | PERIOD | in office october 27 , 1849 - march 3 , 1855 preceded by himself succeeded by lyman trumbull | |
| 87 | january | 2 | PERIOD | in office january 27 , 1879 - march 3 , 1879 preceded by david h. armstrong succeeded by george graham vest united states senator from minnesota | |
| 88 | men | 2 | PERSON | lincoln took responsibility for the articles and accepted the challenge . ^ : 714 shields confronted lincoln , demanded a full retraction , and the incident escalated to the two men picking seconds , ^ : 714 ^ : 115 and meeting on an island located between missouri and illinois called bloody island to participate in a duel . | |
| 89 | illinois house | 2 | PLACE | in 1836 , he was elected to the illinois house of representatives , and later as state auditor . | |
| 90 | result | 2 | RESULT | largely a result of his promotion being rejected , shields resigned from the army . ^ : 721-4 ^ : 120 shields was informally offered command of the army of the potomac by abraham lincoln . | |
| 91 | america | 2 | PLACE | he successfully made it to america around 1826 , although his uncle whom he had sailed to meet had died . ^ : 712-3 shields took a job as a sailor , becoming a purser on a merchant ship . | |
| 92 | feet inches | 2 | UNIT | ||
| 93 | defeat | 2 | ACT | he served in the american civil war , and at the battle of kernstown , his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of stonewall jackson in the war . | |
| 94 | ship | 2 | SHIP | shields attempted to emigrate to the united states in 1822 , but failed when his ship was driven aground off the coast of scotland , leaving him one of only either three or four survivors . | |
| 95 | others | 2 | UNKNOWN | others have them resolving their differences without incident , whether through threats on the part of lincoln , or through apology and explanation from him . | |
| 96 | grounds | 2 | AMOUNT | he won , but the election was voided by on the grounds that he had not been a u.s. citizen for the nine years required by the united states constitution ; having been naturalized october 21 , 1840 , and elected on january 13 , 1849 . | |
| 97 | tribes | 2 | PERSON | shields led a group of about 100 people from minnesota to fight the tribes ; however , by the time he arrived , the tribes had been beaten by troops under the control of judson bishop . ^ : 719-21 | |
| 98 | career shields | 2 | PERSON | ||
| 99 | brigade | 2 | FORCE | he commanded the 3rd brigade , volunteer division , at the battles of vera cruz and cerro gordo , where he was severely wounded by grapeshot , and spent nine weeks recuperating . | |
| 100 | person | 2 | PERSON | signature military service allegiance united states branch/service united states army union army years of service 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 rank brigadier general battles/wars second seminole war mexican-american war american civil war james shields ( may 10 , 1806 - june 1 , 1879 ) was an irish american politician and united states army officer , who is the only person in u.s. history to serve as a senator for three different states , and one of only two to represent multiple states in the u.s. | |
| 101 | lyman trumbull | 2 | PERSON | in office october 27 , 1849 - march 3 , 1855 preceded by himself succeeded by lyman trumbull | |
| 102 | command | 2 | COMMAND | he resigned from the position to assume command as a brigadier general following the outbreak of the mexican-american war . ^ : 51-2 , 55 mexican-american war | |
| 103 | people | 2 | HUMAN GROUP | for other people named james shields , see james shields ( disambiguation ) . | |
| 104 | springfield | 2 | PLACE | this was done , at times , through practices that proved unpopular . ^ : 45 duel with abraham lincoln shields almost fought a duel on september 22 , 1842 , with abraham lincoln , then a young lawyer in springfield , illinois . | |
| 105 | settlers | 2 | PERSON | as senator , he opposed slavery , and supported land grants to agricultural colleges , to railroads , to soldiers , and to settlers under a homestead act . ^ : 717 | |
| 106 | companies | 2 | PERSON | the guards would come to make up companies i and k in the 23rd illinois volunteer infantry regiment . | |
| 107 | letter | 2 | SPEECH ACT | lincoln had published an inflammatory letter in a local newspaper , the sangamo journal , that attacked shields , impersonating a local farmer , and taking the pseudonym of aunt becca , or simply rebecca . | |
| 108 | february | 2 | PERIOD | shields was appointed as an illinois supreme court justice on february 18 , 1845 , to take the seat vacated by stephen a. | |
| 109 | body | 2 | BODY | his body was transferred to carrollton , missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local catholic church , and his body escorted to st . mary 's cemetery by two companies of the nineteenth infantry , the craig rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the u.s. congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 | |
| 110 | altmore | 2 | PLACE | polk preceded by thomas h. blake succeeded by richard m. young auditor of illinois in office 1841-1843 governor thomas carlin thomas ford preceded by levi davis succeeded by william lee d. ewing personal details born ( 1806-05-10 ) may 10 , 1806 altmore , ireland , united kingdom | |
| 111 | cemetery | 1 | PLACE | his body was transferred to carrollton , missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local catholic church , and his body escorted to st . mary 's cemetery by two companies of the nineteenth infantry , the craig rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the u.s. congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 | |
| 112 | senator lewis v. bogy | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 113 | randolph county | 1 | PLACE | eventually , shields settled in kaskaskia , randolph county , illinois , where he studied and began practicing law in 1832 , supplementing his income by teaching french . ^ : 712-3 ^ : 26 | |
| 114 | u.s. general land office | 1 | PLACE | his term was relatively unremarkable , and he soon resigned to become commissioner of the u.s. general land office . | |
| 115 | faribault | 1 | UNKNOWN | shields himself founded shieldsville , minnesota , and was also involved in the early settlement of faribault , minnesota . | |
| 116 | irish immigrants | 1 | PERSON | while at the land office , shields spent much effort boring , testing , surveying and examining land in iowa , as he planned to establish a colony for irish immigrants there . | |
| 117 | george graham vest united states senator | 1 | PERSON | in office january 27 , 1879 - march 3 , 1879 preceded by david h. armstrong succeeded by george graham vest united states senator from minnesota | |
| 118 | enemy resistance | 1 | PERSON | he required reinforcements to overcome strong enemy resistance , but his brigade took over 800 prisoners . ^ : 606 | |
| 119 | man | 1 | PERSON | shields was not a wealthy man in later life , ^ : 725 and upon his death the most valuable possessions he had to leave his family were his ceremonial swords , given to him following the end of the mexican-american war . ^ : 717 | |
| 120 | united states senator | 1 | PERSON | james shields united states senator from missouri | |
| 121 | wasn | 1 | UNKNOWN | he was paying his money to this one and that one and tother one , and sufferin great loss because it wasn ' silver instead of state paper ... " dear girls , it is distressing , but i cannot marry you all . | |
| 122 | effort | 1 | FORCE | while at the land office , shields spent much effort boring , testing , surveying and examining land in iowa , as he planned to establish a colony for irish immigrants there . | |
| 123 | richard m. young auditor | 1 | PERSON | polk preceded by thomas h. blake succeeded by richard m. young auditor of illinois in office 1841-1843 governor thomas carlin thomas ford preceded by levi davis succeeded by william lee d. ewing personal details born ( 1806-05-10 ) may 10 , 1806 altmore , ireland , united kingdom | |
| 124 | professor | 1 | PERSON | the elder shields was a professor of greek and latin , and served as a congressman from ohio . | |
| 125 | terms | 1 | UNKNOWN | the two drew straws to determine who would serve out the longer and shorter terms . | |
| 126 | return | 1 | ACT | shields then moved to minnesota , to inspect lands he had been awarded there in return for his military service . | |
| 127 | anne mcdonnell | 1 | PERSON | shields was born in altmore , county tyrone , ireland , to parents , charles shiells/o`shiells/shields and anne mcdonnell , the first of three children . | |
| 128 | john j. hardin | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 129 | united states army officer | 1 | PLACE | signature military service allegiance united states branch/service united states army union army years of service 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 rank brigadier general battles/wars second seminole war mexican-american war american civil war james shields ( may 10 , 1806 - june 1 , 1879 ) was an irish american politician and united states army officer , who is the only person in u.s. history to serve as a senator for three different states , and one of only two to represent multiple states in the u.s. | |
| 130 | carroll county courthouse | 1 | PERSON | a statue of shields stands in front of the carroll county courthouse in carrollton , missouri . | |
| 131 | legs | 1 | PERSON | however , after a time , an accident left shields disabled , and in the hospital with both legs broken for three months . ^ : 713 after the accident , he volunteered and fought in the second seminole war , reaching the rank of lieutenant . | |
| 132 | office may | 1 | PERIOD | in office may 11 , 1858 - march 3 , 1859 preceded by himself ( shadow senator ) | |
| 133 | valley campaign | 1 | PERSON | he commanded the 2nd division of the v corps , army of the potomac ( subsequently part of the army of the shenandoah ) , during the valley campaign of 1862 . ^ : 721-4 ^ : 120 shields was wounded at the battle of kernstown on march 22 , 1862 , but his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of general thomas j. " stonewall " jackson during the campaign ( or the war ) . | |
| 134 | twenty piece brass band | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 135 | clergyman | 1 | DEVICE | shields obtained early schooling at a hedge school near his home , later at a school run by a clergyman from maynooth college , and subsequently his uncle . | |
| 136 | family | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | shields was not a wealthy man in later life , ^ : 725 and upon his death the most valuable possessions he had to leave his family were his ceremonial swords , given to him following the end of the mexican-american war . ^ : 717 | |
| 137 | state railroad commission | 1 | PLACE | he served as member of the missouri state house of representatives , and as railroad commissioner was involved in establishing the state railroad commission . ^ : 725-6 | |
| 138 | bronze monument | 1 | PERSON | his body was transferred to carrollton , missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local catholic church , and his body escorted to st . mary 's cemetery by two companies of the nineteenth infantry , the craig rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the u.s. congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 | |
| 139 | friend julia jayne | 1 | PERSON | lincoln 's future wife and then fiancée , mary todd , helped to revise the letter , and she and a close friend julia jayne , continued writing to the paper without lincoln 's knowledge . ^ : 714 ^ : 113-5 " rebecca " as she was , denounced shields in the paper as a " fool as well as a liar , " and scandalously described him at a party among a group of women : | |
| 140 | shields guards | 1 | PERSON | in 1854 , a military company in chicago was named " the shields guards " in his honor . | |
| 141 | work | 1 | ACTIVITY | his work as auditor was criticized by a young abraham lincoln , who ( with his then fiancée , mary todd ) published a series of inflammatory pseudonymous letters in a local paper . | |
| 142 | government | 1 | GOVERNMENT | his body was transferred to carrollton , missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local catholic church , and his body escorted to st . mary 's cemetery by two companies of the nineteenth infantry , the craig rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the u.s. congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 | |
| 143 | division | 1 | ESTATE | he commanded the 3rd brigade , volunteer division , at the battles of vera cruz and cerro gordo , where he was severely wounded by grapeshot , and spent nine weeks recuperating . | |
| 144 | governorship | 1 | UNKNOWN | however , he declined the position and joseph lane was nominated and became the first governor of the new territory . ^ : 6-7 , 10 shields declined the governorship to run for the senate from illinois . | |
| 145 | field | 1 | LAND | he remained on the field until the conclusion of the battle , ^ : 716-7 but was then forced to spend several months recuperating , where he remained until after the final battles of the war . ^ : 606 | |
| 146 | way runoff | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | in 1855 , shields was defeated for re-election in illinois in a three way runoff between himself , lincoln , and lyman trumbull , with trumbull eventually winning the seat after several ballots . ^ : 119 | |
| 147 | granite | 1 | PERSON | his body was transferred to carrollton , missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local catholic church , and his body escorted to st . mary 's cemetery by two companies of the nineteenth infantry , the craig rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the u.s. congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 | |
| 148 | office march | 1 | PERIOD | in office march 4 , 1849 - | |
| 149 | grave | 1 | RESULT | his body was transferred to carrollton , missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local catholic church , and his body escorted to st . mary 's cemetery by two companies of the nineteenth infantry , the craig rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the u.s. congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 | |
| 150 | weapons | 1 | WEAPON | lincoln , as the one challenged , chose the weapons for the duel , and selected the cavalry broadsword , as shields was an excellent marksman , and because lincoln stood 6 feet 4 inches ( 1.93 m ) to shields ' 5 feet 9 inches ( 1.75 m ) . ^ : 114-5 | |
| 151 | united states senate | 1 | PLACE | following the war , on august 14 , 1848 , he was nominated by president polk , and confirmed by the united states senate to serve as governor of oregon territory , which had been created that same day . | |
| 152 | gold | 1 | EVENT | at the time , there was great controversy over the use of paper money , or that of gold and silver for the paying of public debts . | |
| 153 | straw | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | shields drew the short straw and thus served until only march 1859 , losing his 1859 re-election bid to morton s. | |
| 154 | girls | 1 | PERSON | he was paying his money to this one and that one and tother one , and sufferin great loss because it wasn ' silver instead of state paper ... " dear girls , it is distressing , but i cannot marry you all . | |
| 155 | excitement | 1 | STATE | the publications caused " intense excitement " in springfield , and shields , taking great offense at being publicly ridiculed , demanded satisfaction , as well as the true identity of the author , then known only to the editor of the paper . | |
| 156 | satisfaction | 1 | PERSON | the publications caused " intense excitement " in springfield , and shields , taking great offense at being publicly ridiculed , demanded satisfaction , as well as the true identity of the author , then known only to the editor of the paper . | |
| 157 | u.s. citizen | 1 | PERSON | he won , but the election was voided by on the grounds that he had not been a u.s. citizen for the nine years required by the united states constitution ; having been naturalized october 21 , 1840 , and elected on january 13 , 1849 . | |
| 158 | disambiguation | 1 | ACT | for other people named james shields , see james shields ( disambiguation ) . | |
| 159 | catholic church | 1 | PERSON | his body was transferred to carrollton , missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local catholic church , and his body escorted to st . mary 's cemetery by two companies of the nineteenth infantry , the craig rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the u.s. congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 | |
| 160 | war edwin stanton | 1 | PERSON | shields declined owing to a poor relationship with secretary of war edwin stanton . ^ : 721-724 | |
| 161 | u.s. congress | 1 | PERSON | his body was transferred to carrollton , missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local catholic church , and his body escorted to st . mary 's cemetery by two companies of the nineteenth infantry , the craig rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the u.s. congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 | |
| 162 | president james k | 1 | PERSON | breese succeeded by himself commissioner of the general land office in office april 16 , 1845 - january 5 , 1847 president james k . | |
| 163 | farmer | 1 | PERSON | lincoln had published an inflammatory letter in a local newspaper , the sangamo journal , that attacked shields , impersonating a local farmer , and taking the pseudonym of aunt becca , or simply rebecca . | |
| 164 | letters | 1 | SPEECH ACT | his work as auditor was criticized by a young abraham lincoln , who ( with his then fiancée , mary todd ) published a series of inflammatory pseudonymous letters in a local paper . | |
| 165 | saint paul | 1 | PERSON | a third statue stands on the grounds of the state capitol in saint paul , minnesota , dedicated in 1914 . | |
| 166 | east coast | 1 | PERSON | he arranged for irish immigrants to move from the east coast to minnesota , settling in rice and le sueur counties . | |
| 167 | soldier | 1 | UNKNOWN | american politician and soldier | |
| 168 | hostilities | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | hardin and r. w. english intervening and convincing the two to cease hostilities . | |
| 169 | practices | 1 | COLLECTION | this was done , at times , through practices that proved unpopular . ^ : 45 duel with abraham lincoln shields almost fought a duel on september 22 , 1842 , with abraham lincoln , then a young lawyer in springfield , illinois . | |
| 170 | whig party | 1 | FORCE | the illinois state bank had been forced to close , and shields as state auditor had become the target of resentment among members of the whig party , and more so given the upcoming 1842 elections . | |
| 171 | weeks | 1 | PERIOD | he commanded the 3rd brigade , volunteer division , at the battles of vera cruz and cerro gordo , where he was severely wounded by grapeshot , and spent nine weeks recuperating . | |
| 172 | bundles | 1 | SPACE | all the galls about town were there , and all the handsome widows , and married women , finickin about , trying to look like galls , tied as tight in the middle , and puffed out at both ends like bundles of fodder that had n't been stacked yet , wanted stackin pretty bad ... | |
| 173 | daughter | 1 | PERSON | after his death , mary shields remained in carrollton , with their daughter and two sons , until eventually moving to new york to live with their son daniel . ^ : 728-9 | |
| 174 | mathew brady | 1 | PERSON | american civil war photograph by mathew brady c. 1861-1865 | |
| 175 | appointment | 1 | ACT | at the outbreak of the mexican-american war , he left the land office to take an appointment as brigadier general of volunteers . | |
| 176 | french | 1 | PLACE | he was educated in military science , fencing , and the french language by a veteran of the napoleonic wars , of which there were many in ireland at the time . ^ : 712 ^ : 26 | |
| 177 | general land office | 1 | PLACE | breese succeeded by himself commissioner of the general land office in office april 16 , 1845 - january 5 , 1847 president james k . | |
| 178 | aid | 1 | PERSON | shields was involved in fundraising to provide aid to the yellow fever stricken southern us . | |
| 179 | year | 1 | PERIOD | the result was disputed , and congress awarded a year 's salary to shields . | |
| 180 | shadow senator | 1 | PERSON | in office may 11 , 1858 - march 3 , 1859 preceded by himself ( shadow senator ) | |
| 181 | wife | 1 | PERSON | lincoln 's future wife and then fiancée , mary todd , helped to revise the letter , and she and a close friend julia jayne , continued writing to the paper without lincoln 's knowledge . ^ : 714 ^ : 113-5 " rebecca " as she was , denounced shields in the paper as a " fool as well as a liar , " and scandalously described him at a party among a group of women : | |
| 182 | underneath | 1 | UNKNOWN | shields was again wounded , receiving a fractured arm in the battle of chapultepec , after his horse was shot out from underneath him , and he continued fighting on foot , and leading his troops with sword . ^ : 716 ^ : 606 | |
| 183 | minnesota state capitol statue | 1 | PLACE | senator from missouri statue of shields at the minnesota state capitol statue of shields in the minnesota state capitol , 2008 statue of shields in the united states capitol statue of shields in the united states capitol , 2011 | |
| 184 | congresses | 1 | UNKNOWN | a member of the democratic party , shields represented illinois from 1849 to 1855 , in the 31st , 32nd , and 33rd congresses , minnesota from 1858 to 1859 , in the 35th congress , and missouri in 1879 , in the 45th congress . | |
| 185 | younger shields | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 186 | hundreds | 1 | UNKNOWN | dedicated on november 12 , 1910 , newspapers reported " hundreds of visitors from several states " that were present at the unveiling . | |
| 187 | peace | 1 | EVENT | shields challenged lincoln to a duel , and the two nearly fought on september 22 , 1842 , before making peace , and eventually becoming friends . | |
| 188 | vera cruz | 1 | PLACE | he commanded the 3rd brigade , volunteer division , at the battles of vera cruz and cerro gordo , where he was severely wounded by grapeshot , and spent nine weeks recuperating . | |
| 189 | u.s. capitol | 1 | EVENT | a bronze statue of shields was given by the state of illinois in 1893 , to the u.s. capitol , and represents the state in the national statuary hall . | |
| 190 | congressman | 1 | DEVICE | the elder shields was a professor of greek and latin , and served as a congressman from ohio . | |
| 191 | thereafter | 1 | UNKNOWN | shields resigned his commission shortly thereafter . | |
| 192 | legacy shields | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 193 | order | 1 | PERSON | he therefore resigned from the senate on march 14 , returned to illinois , campaigned once again for the seat he had resigned , and won a special election held by the governor in december ( after nine years had passed ) , in order to replace himself as senator . ^ : 717 ^ : 118 ^ : 79 | |
| 194 | missouri state house | 1 | PLACE | he served as member of the missouri state house of representatives , and as railroad commissioner was involved in establishing the state railroad commission . ^ : 725-6 | |
| 195 | marksman | 1 | PERSON | lincoln , as the one challenged , chose the weapons for the duel , and selected the cavalry broadsword , as shields was an excellent marksman , and because lincoln stood 6 feet 4 inches ( 1.93 m ) to shields ' 5 feet 9 inches ( 1.75 m ) . ^ : 114-5 | |
| 196 | frederick w. lander | 1 | PERSON | he was engaged in a mining venture in mexico , and it was there that shields was when he was appointed as brigadier general of volunteers from that state following the outbreak of the american civil war , succeeding the late frederick w. lander . | |
| 197 | james shields united states senator | 1 | PERSON | james shields united states senator from missouri | |
| 198 | churubusco | 1 | PERSON | he returned to fight in a single day , at both the battles of contreras and churubusco . | |
| 199 | americas | 1 | UNKNOWN | born and initially educated in ireland , shields emigrated to the americas in 1826 . | |
| 200 | identity | 1 | PERSON | the publications caused " intense excitement " in springfield , and shields , taking great offense at being publicly ridiculed , demanded satisfaction , as well as the true identity of the author , then known only to the editor of the paper . | |
| 201 | lands | 1 | LAND | shields then moved to minnesota , to inspect lands he had been awarded there in return for his military service . | |
| 202 | song | 1 | ARTWORK | derek warfield wrote a song named the ballad of general shields about him . | |
| 203 | panic | 1 | ACT | as auditor , shields was involved in correcting the state 's finances following the panic of 1837 . | |
| 204 | state paper | 1 | PLACE | he was paying his money to this one and that one and tother one , and sufferin great loss because it wasn ' silver instead of state paper ... " dear girls , it is distressing , but i cannot marry you all . | |
| 205 | united states capitol | 1 | PLACE | senator from missouri statue of shields at the minnesota state capitol statue of shields in the minnesota state capitol , 2008 statue of shields in the united states capitol statue of shields in the united states capitol , 2011 | |
| 206 | series | 1 | SERIES | his work as auditor was criticized by a young abraham lincoln , who ( with his then fiancée , mary todd ) published a series of inflammatory pseudonymous letters in a local paper . | |
| 207 | trumbull | 1 | PERSON | in office october 27 , 1849 - march 3 , 1855 preceded by himself succeeded by lyman trumbull | |
| 208 | august | 1 | PERIOD | following the war , on august 14 , 1848 , he was nominated by president polk , and confirmed by the united states senate to serve as governor of oregon territory , which had been created that same day . | |
| 209 | campaign | 1 | PERSON | he commanded the 2nd division of the v corps , army of the potomac ( subsequently part of the army of the shenandoah ) , during the valley campaign of 1862 . ^ : 721-4 ^ : 120 shields was wounded at the battle of kernstown on march 22 , 1862 , but his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of general thomas j. " stonewall " jackson during the campaign ( or the war ) . | |
| 210 | history | 1 | UNIT | signature military service allegiance united states branch/service united states army union army years of service 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 rank brigadier general battles/wars second seminole war mexican-american war american civil war james shields ( may 10 , 1806 - june 1 , 1879 ) was an irish american politician and united states army officer , who is the only person in u.s. history to serve as a senator for three different states , and one of only two to represent multiple states in the u.s. | |
| 211 | chicago | 1 | PLACE | in 1854 , a military company in chicago was named " the shields guards " in his honor . | |
| 212 | ballots | 1 | AMOUNT | in 1855 , shields was defeated for re-election in illinois in a three way runoff between himself , lincoln , and lyman trumbull , with trumbull eventually winning the seat after several ballots . ^ : 119 | |
| 213 | accident | 1 | OCCURRENCE | however , after a time , an accident left shields disabled , and in the hospital with both legs broken for three months . ^ : 713 after the accident , he volunteered and fought in the second seminole war , reaching the rank of lieutenant . | |
| 214 | zachary taylor | 1 | PERSON | he served under zachary taylor , then also a brigadier general , and later under brigadier general john e. wool and major general winfield scott . ^ : 606 | |
| 215 | party democratic education university | 1 | INSTITUTION | ottumwa , iowa , u.s. political party democratic education university of glasgow ( ba ) | |
| 216 | offense | 1 | PORTION | the publications caused " intense excitement " in springfield , and shields , taking great offense at being publicly ridiculed , demanded satisfaction , as well as the true identity of the author , then known only to the editor of the paper . | |
| 217 | ohio | 1 | PLACE | the elder shields was a professor of greek and latin , and served as a congressman from ohio . | |
| 218 | fever stricken southern us | 1 | PERSON | shields was involved in fundraising to provide aid to the yellow fever stricken southern us . | |
| 219 | company | 1 | INSTITUTION | in 1854 , a military company in chicago was named " the shields guards " in his honor . | |
| 220 | morton s. wilkinson | 1 | PERSON | succeeded by morton s. wilkinson united states shadow senator from the minnesota territory | |
| 221 | charles shiells/o`shiells/shields | 1 | PERSON | shields was born in altmore , county tyrone , ireland , to parents , charles shiells/o`shiells/shields and anne mcdonnell , the first of three children . | |
| 222 | chest pains | 1 | CONDITION | shields died unexpectedly in ottumwa , iowa , on june 1 , 1879 , while on a lecture tour , after reportedly complaining of chest pains . ^ : 329 | |
| 223 | smell | 1 | SMELL | if i was deaf and blind i could tell him by the smell ... | |
| 224 | stephen a. douglas | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 225 | derek warfield | 1 | PERSON | derek warfield wrote a song named the ballad of general shields about him . | |
| 226 | middle | 1 | PLACE | all the galls about town were there , and all the handsome widows , and married women , finickin about , trying to look like galls , tied as tight in the middle , and puffed out at both ends like bundles of fodder that had n't been stacked yet , wanted stackin pretty bad ... | |
| 227 | mary | 1 | PERSON | his work as auditor was criticized by a young abraham lincoln , who ( with his then fiancée , mary todd ) published a series of inflammatory pseudonymous letters in a local paper . | |
| 228 | united states capitol statue | 1 | PLACE | senator from missouri statue of shields at the minnesota state capitol statue of shields in the minnesota state capitol , 2008 statue of shields in the united states capitol statue of shields in the united states capitol , 2011 | |
| 229 | author | 1 | PERSON | the publications caused " intense excitement " in springfield , and shields , taking great offense at being publicly ridiculed , demanded satisfaction , as well as the true identity of the author , then known only to the editor of the paper . | |
| 230 | jackson | 1 | PERSON | he served in the american civil war , and at the battle of kernstown , his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of stonewall jackson in the war . | |
| 231 | monument | 1 | PERSON | his body was transferred to carrollton , missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local catholic church , and his body escorted to st . mary 's cemetery by two companies of the nineteenth infantry , the craig rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the u.s. congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 | |
| 232 | illinois governor thomas ford | 1 | PERSON | shields published the 1854 book , a history of illinois , from its commencement as a state in 1818 to 1847 , originally written by illinois governor thomas ford . | |
| 233 | death bed | 1 | UNKNOWN | according to the foreword by shields , ford gave him the manuscript on his death bed , so that shields might publish it , and use the proceeds to benefit ford 's then orphaned children . | |
| 234 | brigades | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1846 , shields left for war with two brigades under his command . ^ : 87 | |
| 235 | farm | 1 | PERSON | in 1866 he settled in carrollton , missouri , which remained his home , and where he tended to his farm , lectured , and continued public involvement until his death 13 years later . ^ : 724-5 | |
| 236 | v corps | 1 | PLACE | he commanded the 2nd division of the v corps , army of the potomac ( subsequently part of the army of the shenandoah ) , during the valley campaign of 1862 . ^ : 721-4 ^ : 120 shields was wounded at the battle of kernstown on march 22 , 1862 , but his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of general thomas j. " stonewall " jackson during the campaign ( or the war ) . | |
| 237 | volunteer division | 1 | ESTATE | he commanded the 3rd brigade , volunteer division , at the battles of vera cruz and cerro gordo , where he was severely wounded by grapeshot , and spent nine weeks recuperating . | |
| 238 | straws | 1 | PERSON | the two drew straws to determine who would serve out the longer and shorter terms . | |
| 239 | sons | 1 | PERSON | after his death , mary shields remained in carrollton , with their daughter and two sons , until eventually moving to new york to live with their son daniel . ^ : 728-9 | |
| 240 | sword | 1 | PERSON | shields was again wounded , receiving a fractured arm in the battle of chapultepec , after his horse was shot out from underneath him , and he continued fighting on foot , and leading his troops with sword . ^ : 716 ^ : 606 | |
| 241 | funeral | 1 | ACTION | his body was transferred to carrollton , missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local catholic church , and his body escorted to st . mary 's cemetery by two companies of the nineteenth infantry , the craig rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the u.s. congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 | |
| 242 | scotland | 1 | PLACE | shields attempted to emigrate to the united states in 1822 , but failed when his ship was driven aground off the coast of scotland , leaving him one of only either three or four survivors . | |
| 243 | ends | 1 | UNKNOWN | all the galls about town were there , and all the handsome widows , and married women , finickin about , trying to look like galls , tied as tight in the middle , and puffed out at both ends like bundles of fodder that had n't been stacked yet , wanted stackin pretty bad ... | |
| 244 | seconds | 1 | PERIOD | lincoln took responsibility for the articles and accepted the challenge . ^ : 714 shields confronted lincoln , demanded a full retraction , and the incident escalated to the two men picking seconds , ^ : 714 ^ : 115 and meeting on an island located between missouri and illinois called bloody island to participate in a duel . | |
| 245 | mississippi valley | 1 | PERSON | in 1863 , shields moved to san francisco , where he would serve as the state railroad commissioner , and then to the mississippi valley , and to wisconsin . | |
| 246 | state capitol | 1 | PLACE | senator from missouri statue of shields at the minnesota state capitol statue of shields in the minnesota state capitol , 2008 statue of shields in the united states capitol statue of shields in the united states capitol , 2011 | |
| 247 | land | 1 | LAND | breese succeeded by himself commissioner of the general land office in office april 16 , 1845 - january 5 , 1847 president james k . | |
| 248 | general shields | 1 | PERSON | derek warfield wrote a song named the ballad of general shields about him . | |
| 249 | mining venture | 1 | PERSON | he was engaged in a mining venture in mexico , and it was there that shields was when he was appointed as brigadier general of volunteers from that state following the outbreak of the american civil war , succeeding the late frederick w. lander . | |
| 250 | fodder | 1 | NUMBER | all the galls about town were there , and all the handsome widows , and married women , finickin about , trying to look like galls , tied as tight in the middle , and puffed out at both ends like bundles of fodder that had n't been stacked yet , wanted stackin pretty bad ... | |
| 251 | law practice | 1 | COLLECTION | shields returned to his law practice in illinois . | |
| 252 | mexico | 1 | PLACE | he was engaged in a mining venture in mexico , and it was there that shields was when he was appointed as brigadier general of volunteers from that state following the outbreak of the american civil war , succeeding the late frederick w. lander . | |
| 253 | judson bishop | 1 | PERSON | shields led a group of about 100 people from minnesota to fight the tribes ; however , by the time he arrived , the tribes had been beaten by troops under the control of judson bishop . ^ : 719-21 | |
| 254 | job | 1 | PERSON | he successfully made it to america around 1826 , although his uncle whom he had sailed to meet had died . ^ : 712-3 shields took a job as a sailor , becoming a purser on a merchant ship . | |
| 255 | joseph lane | 1 | PERSON | however , he declined the position and joseph lane was nominated and became the first governor of the new territory . ^ : 6-7 , 10 shields declined the governorship to run for the senate from illinois . | |
| 256 | levi davis | 1 | PERSON | polk preceded by thomas h. blake succeeded by richard m. young auditor of illinois in office 1841-1843 governor thomas carlin thomas ford preceded by levi davis succeeded by william lee d. ewing personal details born ( 1806-05-10 ) may 10 , 1806 altmore , ireland , united kingdom | |
| 257 | second seminole war | 1 | EVENT | signature military service allegiance united states branch/service united states army union army years of service 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 rank brigadier general battles/wars second seminole war mexican-american war american civil war james shields ( may 10 , 1806 - june 1 , 1879 ) was an irish american politician and united states army officer , who is the only person in u.s. history to serve as a senator for three different states , and one of only two to represent multiple states in the u.s. | |
| 258 | hospital | 1 | PLACE | however , after a time , an accident left shields disabled , and in the hospital with both legs broken for three months . ^ : 713 after the accident , he volunteered and fought in the second seminole war , reaching the rank of lieutenant . | |
| 259 | controversy | 1 | UNKNOWN | at the time , there was great controversy over the use of paper money , or that of gold and silver for the paying of public debts . | |
| 260 | cavalry broadsword | 1 | PERSON | lincoln , as the one challenged , chose the weapons for the duel , and selected the cavalry broadsword , as shields was an excellent marksman , and because lincoln stood 6 feet 4 inches ( 1.93 m ) to shields ' 5 feet 9 inches ( 1.75 m ) . ^ : 114-5 | |
| 261 | manuscript | 1 | COLLECTION | according to the foreword by shields , ford gave him the manuscript on his death bed , so that shields might publish it , and use the proceeds to benefit ford 's then orphaned children . | |
| 262 | office january | 1 | PERIOD | in office january 27 , 1879 - march 3 , 1879 preceded by david h. armstrong succeeded by george graham vest united states senator from minnesota | |
| 263 | aunt becca | 1 | PERSON | lincoln had published an inflammatory letter in a local newspaper , the sangamo journal , that attacked shields , impersonating a local farmer , and taking the pseudonym of aunt becca , or simply rebecca . | |
| 264 | newspaper | 1 | QUANTITY | lincoln had published an inflammatory letter in a local newspaper , the sangamo journal , that attacked shields , impersonating a local farmer , and taking the pseudonym of aunt becca , or simply rebecca . | |
| 265 | paper money | 1 | MONEY | at the time , there was great controversy over the use of paper money , or that of gold and silver for the paying of public debts . | |
| 266 | railroad commissioner | 1 | PERSON | in 1863 , shields moved to san francisco , where he would serve as the state railroad commissioner , and then to the mississippi valley , and to wisconsin . | |
| 267 | publications | 1 | ACT | the publications caused " intense excitement " in springfield , and shields , taking great offense at being publicly ridiculed , demanded satisfaction , as well as the true identity of the author , then known only to the editor of the paper . | |
| 268 | term | 1 | TERM | his term was relatively unremarkable , and he soon resigned to become commissioner of the u.s. general land office . | |
| 269 | ballad | 1 | SOUND | derek warfield wrote a song named the ballad of general shields about him . | |
| 270 | abraham lincoln shields | 1 | PERSON | this was done , at times , through practices that proved unpopular . ^ : 45 duel with abraham lincoln shields almost fought a duel on september 22 , 1842 , with abraham lincoln , then a young lawyer in springfield , illinois . | |
| 271 | new york | 1 | PLACE | after his death , mary shields remained in carrollton , with their daughter and two sons , until eventually moving to new york to live with their son daniel . ^ : 728-9 | |
| 272 | foot | 1 | FOOT | shields was again wounded , receiving a fractured arm in the battle of chapultepec , after his horse was shot out from underneath him , and he continued fighting on foot , and leading his troops with sword . ^ : 716 ^ : 606 | |
| 273 | morton s. wilkinson united states shadow senator | 1 | PERSON | succeeded by morton s. wilkinson united states shadow senator from the minnesota territory | |
| 274 | civil war photograph | 1 | PERSON | american civil war photograph by mathew brady c. 1861-1865 | |
| 275 | newspapers | 1 | QUANTITY | dedicated on november 12 , 1910 , newspapers reported " hundreds of visitors from several states " that were present at the unveiling . | |
| 276 | horse | 1 | HORSE | shields was again wounded , receiving a fractured arm in the battle of chapultepec , after his horse was shot out from underneath him , and he continued fighting on foot , and leading his troops with sword . ^ : 716 ^ : 606 | |
| 277 | visitors | 1 | PERSON | dedicated on november 12 , 1910 , newspapers reported " hundreds of visitors from several states " that were present at the unveiling . | |
| 278 | states south carolina | 1 | PLACE | he was brevetted to major general , and received two honorary swords from the states south carolina and illinois . ^ : 716-7 ^ : 606 | |
| 279 | david h. armstrong | 1 | PERSON | in office january 27 , 1879 - march 3 , 1879 preceded by david h. armstrong succeeded by george graham vest united states senator from minnesota | |
| 280 | chapultepec | 1 | PLACE | shields was again wounded , receiving a fractured arm in the battle of chapultepec , after his horse was shot out from underneath him , and he continued fighting on foot , and leading his troops with sword . ^ : 716 ^ : 606 | |
| 281 | clumsy | 1 | PERSON | his command that day was criticized as clumsy by some , ^ : 606 and praised as skillful by others . ^ : 75 | |
| 282 | spirit lake | 1 | PERSON | in 1857 , native americans massacred settlers in spirit lake , iowa . | |
| 283 | benjamin butler | 1 | PERSON | a member of congress , benjamin butler , proposed him as doorkeeper of the united states house of representatives in 1876 , but shields , viewing it as an indignity , declined . | |
| 284 | knowledge | 1 | PERSON | lincoln 's future wife and then fiancée , mary todd , helped to revise the letter , and she and a close friend julia jayne , continued writing to the paper without lincoln 's knowledge . ^ : 714 ^ : 113-5 " rebecca " as she was , denounced shields in the paper as a " fool as well as a liar , " and scandalously described him at a party among a group of women : | |
| 285 | pseudonym | 1 | NAME | lincoln had published an inflammatory letter in a local newspaper , the sangamo journal , that attacked shields , impersonating a local farmer , and taking the pseudonym of aunt becca , or simply rebecca . | |
| 286 | immigrants | 1 | PERSON | while at the land office , shields spent much effort boring , testing , surveying and examining land in iowa , as he planned to establish a colony for irish immigrants there . | |
| 287 | commission | 1 | INSTANCE | shields resigned his commission shortly thereafter . | |
| 288 | differences | 1 | RESULT | others have them resolving their differences without incident , whether through threats on the part of lincoln , or through apology and explanation from him . | |
| 289 | relationship | 1 | RELATIONSHIP | shields declined owing to a poor relationship with secretary of war edwin stanton . ^ : 721-724 | |
| 290 | threats | 1 | PERSON | others have them resolving their differences without incident , whether through threats on the part of lincoln , or through apology and explanation from him . | |
| 291 | le sueur counties | 1 | LAND | he arranged for irish immigrants to move from the east coast to minnesota , settling in rice and le sueur counties . | |
| 292 | left shields | 1 | PERSON | however , after a time , an accident left shields disabled , and in the hospital with both legs broken for three months . ^ : 713 after the accident , he volunteered and fought in the second seminole war , reaching the rank of lieutenant . | |
| 293 | unveiling | 1 | ACT | dedicated on november 12 , 1910 , newspapers reported " hundreds of visitors from several states " that were present at the unveiling . | |
| 294 | wisconsin | 1 | PLACE | in 1863 , shields moved to san francisco , where he would serve as the state railroad commissioner , and then to the mississippi valley , and to wisconsin . | |
| 295 | united kingdom | 1 | PLACE | polk preceded by thomas h. blake succeeded by richard m. young auditor of illinois in office 1841-1843 governor thomas carlin thomas ford preceded by levi davis succeeded by william lee d. ewing personal details born ( 1806-05-10 ) may 10 , 1806 altmore , ireland , united kingdom | |
| 296 | major general winfield scott | 1 | PERSON | he served under zachary taylor , then also a brigadier general , and later under brigadier general john e. wool and major general winfield scott . ^ : 606 | |
| 297 | party | 1 | FORCE | ottumwa , iowa , u.s. political party democratic education university of glasgow ( ba ) | |
| 298 | challenge | 1 | EVENT | lincoln took responsibility for the articles and accepted the challenge . ^ : 714 shields confronted lincoln , demanded a full retraction , and the incident escalated to the two men picking seconds , ^ : 714 ^ : 115 and meeting on an island located between missouri and illinois called bloody island to participate in a duel . | |
| 299 | veteran | 1 | PERSON | he was educated in military science , fencing , and the french language by a veteran of the napoleonic wars , of which there were many in ireland at the time . ^ : 712 ^ : 26 | |
| 300 | rice | 1 | PERSON | he arranged for irish immigrants to move from the east coast to minnesota , settling in rice and le sueur counties . | |
| 301 | front | 1 | RANK | a statue of shields stands in front of the carroll county courthouse in carrollton , missouri . | |
| 302 | missouri statue | 1 | PERSON | senator from missouri statue of shields at the minnesota state capitol statue of shields in the minnesota state capitol , 2008 statue of shields in the united states capitol statue of shields in the united states capitol , 2011 | |
| 303 | death years | 1 | PERIOD | ||
| 304 | illinois daguerreotype | 1 | PLACE | senator from illinois daguerreotype of shields c. 1849-1855 | |
| 305 | nineteenth infantry | 1 | PERSON | his body was transferred to carrollton , missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local catholic church , and his body escorted to st . mary 's cemetery by two companies of the nineteenth infantry , the craig rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the u.s. congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 | |
| 306 | railroads | 1 | EVENT | as senator , he opposed slavery , and supported land grants to agricultural colleges , to railroads , to soldiers , and to settlers under a homestead act . ^ : 717 | |
| 307 | distinction | 1 | SOUND | he served with distinction and was twice wounded . | |
| 308 | end | 1 | UNKNOWN | shields was not a wealthy man in later life , ^ : 725 and upon his death the most valuable possessions he had to leave his family were his ceremonial swords , given to him following the end of the mexican-american war . ^ : 717 | |
| 309 | explanation | 1 | ACT | others have them resolving their differences without incident , whether through threats on the part of lincoln , or through apology and explanation from him . | |
| 310 | widows | 1 | PERSON | all the galls about town were there , and all the handsome widows , and married women , finickin about , trying to look like galls , tied as tight in the middle , and puffed out at both ends like bundles of fodder that had n't been stacked yet , wanted stackin pretty bad ... | |
| 311 | finances | 1 | COGNITIVE STATE | as auditor , shields was involved in correcting the state 's finances following the panic of 1837 . | |
| 312 | seat left | 1 | PERSON | in 1879 , he was elected to fill the seat left vacant by the death of senator lewis v. | |
| 313 | maynooth college | 1 | INSTITUTION | shields obtained early schooling at a hedge school near his home , later at a school run by a clergyman from maynooth college , and subsequently his uncle . | |
| 314 | soldiers | 1 | UNKNOWN | as senator , he opposed slavery , and supported land grants to agricultural colleges , to railroads , to soldiers , and to settlers under a homestead act . ^ : 717 | |
| 315 | father | 1 | PERSON | as his father died when shields was six , his uncle , also named james shields and also born in ireland , played a large role in his life . ^ : 711-2 | |
| 316 | bloody island | 1 | PLACE | lincoln took responsibility for the articles and accepted the challenge . ^ : 714 shields confronted lincoln , demanded a full retraction , and the incident escalated to the two men picking seconds , ^ : 714 ^ : 115 and meeting on an island located between missouri and illinois called bloody island to participate in a duel . | |
| 317 | re election bid | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 318 | guards | 1 | PERSON | in 1854 , a military company in chicago was named " the shields guards " in his honor . | |
| 319 | commencement | 1 | ACTION | shields published the 1854 book , a history of illinois , from its commencement as a state in 1818 to 1847 , originally written by illinois governor thomas ford . | |
| 320 | minnesota territory | 1 | PLACE | succeeded by morton s. wilkinson united states shadow senator from the minnesota territory | |
| 321 | americans | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1857 , native americans massacred settlers in spirit lake , iowa . | |
| 322 | united states constitution | 1 | PLACE | he won , but the election was voided by on the grounds that he had not been a u.s. citizen for the nine years required by the united states constitution ; having been naturalized october 21 , 1840 , and elected on january 13 , 1849 . | |
| 323 | liar | 1 | PERSON | lincoln 's future wife and then fiancée , mary todd , helped to revise the letter , and she and a close friend julia jayne , continued writing to the paper without lincoln 's knowledge . ^ : 714 ^ : 113-5 " rebecca " as she was , denounced shields in the paper as a " fool as well as a liar , " and scandalously described him at a party among a group of women : | |
| 324 | service | 1 | INSTITUTION | signature military service allegiance united states branch/service united states army union army years of service 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 rank brigadier general battles/wars second seminole war mexican-american war american civil war james shields ( may 10 , 1806 - june 1 , 1879 ) was an irish american politician and united states army officer , who is the only person in u.s. history to serve as a senator for three different states , and one of only two to represent multiple states in the u.s. | |
| 325 | possessions | 1 | STATE | shields was not a wealthy man in later life , ^ : 725 and upon his death the most valuable possessions he had to leave his family were his ceremonial swords , given to him following the end of the mexican-american war . ^ : 717 | |
| 326 | apology | 1 | LANGUAGE | others have them resolving their differences without incident , whether through threats on the part of lincoln , or through apology and explanation from him . | |
| 327 | statehood | 1 | CONDITION | when minnesota achieved statehood in 1858 , and the legislature convened in december , shields was put forward as a compromise candidate for u.s. senator along with henry mower rice . | |
| 328 | proceeds | 1 | UNKNOWN | according to the foreword by shields , ford gave him the manuscript on his death bed , so that shields might publish it , and use the proceeds to benefit ford 's then orphaned children . | |
| 329 | rank | 1 | RANK | signature military service allegiance united states branch/service united states army union army years of service 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 rank brigadier general battles/wars second seminole war mexican-american war american civil war james shields ( may 10 , 1806 - june 1 , 1879 ) was an irish american politician and united states army officer , who is the only person in u.s. history to serve as a senator for three different states , and one of only two to represent multiple states in the u.s. | |
| 330 | book | 1 | ENTITY | shields published the 1854 book , a history of illinois , from its commencement as a state in 1818 to 1847 , originally written by illinois governor thomas ford . | |
| 331 | parents | 1 | PERSON | shields was born in altmore , county tyrone , ireland , to parents , charles shiells/o`shiells/shields and anne mcdonnell , the first of three children . | |
| 332 | arm | 1 | LANGUAGE | shields was again wounded , receiving a fractured arm in the battle of chapultepec , after his horse was shot out from underneath him , and he continued fighting on foot , and leading his troops with sword . ^ : 716 ^ : 606 | |
| 333 | loss | 1 | PERSON | he was paying his money to this one and that one and tother one , and sufferin great loss because it wasn ' silver instead of state paper ... " dear girls , it is distressing , but i cannot marry you all . | |
| 334 | homestead act | 1 | ACT | as senator , he opposed slavery , and supported land grants to agricultural colleges , to railroads , to soldiers , and to settlers under a homestead act . ^ : 717 | |
| 335 | tampico | 1 | PLACE | in february 1847 , when tampico was abandoned , his men assumed control of the city . | |
| 336 | stonewall jackson | 1 | PERSON | he served in the american civil war , and at the battle of kernstown , his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of stonewall jackson in the war . | |
| 337 | use | 1 | USE | at the time , there was great controversy over the use of paper money , or that of gold and silver for the paying of public debts . | |
| 338 | napoleonic wars | 1 | EVENT | he was educated in military science , fencing , and the french language by a veteran of the napoleonic wars , of which there were many in ireland at the time . ^ : 712 ^ : 26 | |
| 339 | legislature | 1 | BODY | when minnesota achieved statehood in 1858 , and the legislature convened in december , shields was put forward as a compromise candidate for u.s. senator along with henry mower rice . | |
| 340 | lawyer | 1 | PERSON | this was done , at times , through practices that proved unpopular . ^ : 45 duel with abraham lincoln shields almost fought a duel on september 22 , 1842 , with abraham lincoln , then a young lawyer in springfield , illinois . | |
| 341 | bronze statue | 1 | PERSON | a bronze statue of shields was given by the state of illinois in 1893 , to the u.s. capitol , and represents the state in the national statuary hall . | |
| 342 | money | 1 | MONEY | at the time , there was great controversy over the use of paper money , or that of gold and silver for the paying of public debts . | |
| 343 | san francisco | 1 | PLACE | in 1863 , shields moved to san francisco , where he would serve as the state railroad commissioner , and then to the mississippi valley , and to wisconsin . | |
| 344 | lieutenant | 1 | PERSON | however , after a time , an accident left shields disabled , and in the hospital with both legs broken for three months . ^ : 713 after the accident , he volunteered and fought in the second seminole war , reaching the rank of lieutenant . | |
| 345 | u.s. united states general land office | 1 | PLACE | in 1845 , shields was appointed to the illinois supreme court , from which he resigned to become commissioner of the u.s. united states general land office . | |
| 346 | target | 1 | PERSON | the illinois state bank had been forced to close , and shields as state auditor had become the target of resentment among members of the whig party , and more so given the upcoming 1842 elections . | |
| 347 | office april | 1 | PERIOD | breese succeeded by himself commissioner of the general land office in office april 16 , 1845 - january 5 , 1847 president james k . | |
| 348 | role | 1 | ROLE | as his father died when shields was six , his uncle , also named james shields and also born in ireland , played a large role in his life . ^ : 711-2 | |
| 349 | doorkeeper | 1 | UNKNOWN | a member of congress , benjamin butler , proposed him as doorkeeper of the united states house of representatives in 1876 , but shields , viewing it as an indignity , declined . | |
| 350 | science | 1 | STUDY | he was educated in military science , fencing , and the french language by a veteran of the napoleonic wars , of which there were many in ireland at the time . ^ : 712 ^ : 26 | |
| 351 | members | 1 | PERSON | the illinois state bank had been forced to close , and shields as state auditor had become the target of resentment among members of the whig party , and more so given the upcoming 1842 elections . | |
| 352 | articles | 1 | ARTICLE | lincoln took responsibility for the articles and accepted the challenge . ^ : 714 shields confronted lincoln , demanded a full retraction , and the incident escalated to the two men picking seconds , ^ : 714 ^ : 115 and meeting on an island located between missouri and illinois called bloody island to participate in a duel . | |
| 353 | indignity | 1 | STATE | a member of congress , benjamin butler , proposed him as doorkeeper of the united states house of representatives in 1876 , but shields , viewing it as an indignity , declined . | |
| 354 | democratic party | 1 | PLACE | a member of the democratic party , shields represented illinois from 1849 to 1855 , in the 31st , 32nd , and 33rd congresses , minnesota from 1858 to 1859 , in the 35th congress , and missouri in 1879 , in the 45th congress . | |
| 355 | compromise candidate | 1 | AMOUNT | when minnesota achieved statehood in 1858 , and the legislature convened in december , shields was put forward as a compromise candidate for u.s. senator along with henry mower rice . | |
| 356 | survivors | 1 | PERSON | shields attempted to emigrate to the united states in 1822 , but failed when his ship was driven aground off the coast of scotland , leaving him one of only either three or four survivors . | |
| 357 | editor | 1 | PERSON | the publications caused " intense excitement " in springfield , and shields , taking great offense at being publicly ridiculed , demanded satisfaction , as well as the true identity of the author , then known only to the editor of the paper . | |
| 358 | retraction | 1 | ACT | lincoln took responsibility for the articles and accepted the challenge . ^ : 714 shields confronted lincoln , demanded a full retraction , and the incident escalated to the two men picking seconds , ^ : 714 ^ : 115 and meeting on an island located between missouri and illinois called bloody island to participate in a duel . | |
| 359 | territory | 1 | PLACE | succeeded by morton s. wilkinson united states shadow senator from the minnesota territory | |
| 360 | involvement | 1 | ACT | in 1866 he settled in carrollton , missouri , which remained his home , and where he tended to his farm , lectured , and continued public involvement until his death 13 years later . ^ : 724-5 | |
| 361 | land grants | 1 | PERSON | as senator , he opposed slavery , and supported land grants to agricultural colleges , to railroads , to soldiers , and to settlers under a homestead act . ^ : 717 | |
| 362 | son daniel | 1 | PERSON | after his death , mary shields remained in carrollton , with their daughter and two sons , until eventually moving to new york to live with their son daniel . ^ : 728-9 | |
| 363 | illinois volunteer infantry regiment | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | the guards would come to make up companies i and k in the 23rd illinois volunteer infantry regiment . | |
| 364 | sangamo journal | 1 | QUANTITY | lincoln had published an inflammatory letter in a local newspaper , the sangamo journal , that attacked shields , impersonating a local farmer , and taking the pseudonym of aunt becca , or simply rebecca . | |
| 365 | president polk | 1 | PERSON | following the war , on august 14 , 1848 , he was nominated by president polk , and confirmed by the united states senate to serve as governor of oregon territory , which had been created that same day . | |
| 366 | henry mower rice | 1 | PERSON | when minnesota achieved statehood in 1858 , and the legislature convened in december , shields was put forward as a compromise candidate for u.s. senator along with henry mower rice . | |
| 367 | responsibility | 1 | RESPONSIBILITY | lincoln took responsibility for the articles and accepted the challenge . ^ : 714 shields confronted lincoln , demanded a full retraction , and the incident escalated to the two men picking seconds , ^ : 714 ^ : 115 and meeting on an island located between missouri and illinois called bloody island to participate in a duel . | |
| 368 | lecture tour | 1 | ACT | shields died unexpectedly in ottumwa , iowa , on june 1 , 1879 , while on a lecture tour , after reportedly complaining of chest pains . ^ : 329 | |
| 369 | salary | 1 | AMOUNT | the result was disputed , and congress awarded a year 's salary to shields . | |
| 370 | elections | 1 | PERSON | the illinois state bank had been forced to close , and shields as state auditor had become the target of resentment among members of the whig party , and more so given the upcoming 1842 elections . | |
| 371 | william lee d. ewing personal details born | 1 | PERSON | polk preceded by thomas h. blake succeeded by richard m. young auditor of illinois in office 1841-1843 governor thomas carlin thomas ford preceded by levi davis succeeded by william lee d. ewing personal details born ( 1806-05-10 ) may 10 , 1806 altmore , ireland , united kingdom | |
| 372 | shenandoah | 1 | PERSON | he commanded the 2nd division of the v corps , army of the potomac ( subsequently part of the army of the shenandoah ) , during the valley campaign of 1862 . ^ : 721-4 ^ : 120 shields was wounded at the battle of kernstown on march 22 , 1862 , but his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of general thomas j. " stonewall " jackson during the campaign ( or the war ) . | |
| 373 | california | 1 | PLACE | shields then moved to california , and married mary carr in 1861 . | |
| 374 | united states | 1 | PLACE | james shields united states senator from missouri | |
| 375 | sidney | 1 | PLACE | march 15 , 1849 preceded by sidney | |
| 376 | colony | 1 | PLACE | while at the land office , shields spent much effort boring , testing , surveying and examining land in iowa , as he planned to establish a colony for irish immigrants there . | |
| 377 | cerro gordo | 1 | PERSON | he commanded the 3rd brigade , volunteer division , at the battles of vera cruz and cerro gordo , where he was severely wounded by grapeshot , and spent nine weeks recuperating . | |
| 378 | illinois state bank | 1 | PLACE | the illinois state bank had been forced to close , and shields as state auditor had become the target of resentment among members of the whig party , and more so given the upcoming 1842 elections . | |
| 379 | train | 1 | TRAIN | his body was transferred to carrollton , missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local catholic church , and his body escorted to st . mary 's cemetery by two companies of the nineteenth infantry , the craig rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the u.s. congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 | |
| 380 | resentment | 1 | PERSON | the illinois state bank had been forced to close , and shields as state auditor had become the target of resentment among members of the whig party , and more so given the upcoming 1842 elections . | |
| 381 | conclusion | 1 | CONCLUSION | he remained on the field until the conclusion of the battle , ^ : 716-7 but was then forced to spend several months recuperating , where he remained until after the final battles of the war . ^ : 606 | |
| 382 | hedge school | 1 | INSTITUTION | shields obtained early schooling at a hedge school near his home , later at a school run by a clergyman from maynooth college , and subsequently his uncle . | |
| 383 | county tyrone | 1 | PLACE | shields was born in altmore , county tyrone , ireland , to parents , charles shiells/o`shiells/shields and anne mcdonnell , the first of three children . | |
| 384 | r. w. english | 1 | EVENT | hardin and r. w. english intervening and convincing the two to cease hostilities . | |
| 385 | grapeshot | 1 | UNKNOWN | he commanded the 3rd brigade , volunteer division , at the battles of vera cruz and cerro gordo , where he was severely wounded by grapeshot , and spent nine weeks recuperating . | |
| 386 | office december | 1 | PERIOD | in office december 19 , 1857 - may 11 , 1858 preceded by seat established succeeded by himself ( u.s. | |
| 387 | craig rifles | 1 | PERSON | his body was transferred to carrollton , missouri by train , ^ : 121-2 where a funeral was held at the local catholic church , and his body escorted to st . mary 's cemetery by two companies of the nineteenth infantry , the craig rifles , and a twenty-piece brass band . ^ : 330-1 his grave remained unmarked for 30 years , until the local government and the u.s. congress funded a granite and bronze monument there in his honor . ^ : 729 | |
| 388 | state railroad commissioner | 1 | PLACE | in 1863 , shields moved to san francisco , where he would serve as the state railroad commissioner , and then to the mississippi valley , and to wisconsin . | |
| 389 | colleges | 1 | INSTITUTION | as senator , he opposed slavery , and supported land grants to agricultural colleges , to railroads , to soldiers , and to settlers under a homestead act . ^ : 717 | |
| 390 | stonewall | 1 | PERSON | he served in the american civil war , and at the battle of kernstown , his troops inflicted the only tactical defeat of stonewall jackson in the war . | |
| 391 | office governor thomas carlin thomas ford | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 392 | city | 1 | PLACE | in february 1847 , when tampico was abandoned , his men assumed control of the city . | |
| 393 | mary carr | 1 | PERSON | shields then moved to california , and married mary carr in 1861 . | |
| 394 | united states house | 1 | PLACE | a member of congress , benjamin butler , proposed him as doorkeeper of the united states house of representatives in 1876 , but shields , viewing it as an indignity , declined . | |
| 395 | foreword | 1 | RANK | according to the foreword by shields , ford gave him the manuscript on his death bed , so that shields might publish it , and use the proceeds to benefit ford 's then orphaned children . | |
| 396 | thomas h. blake | 1 | PERSON | polk preceded by thomas h. blake succeeded by richard m. young auditor of illinois in office 1841-1843 governor thomas carlin thomas ford preceded by levi davis succeeded by william lee d. ewing personal details born ( 1806-05-10 ) may 10 , 1806 altmore , ireland , united kingdom | |
| 397 | debts | 1 | MONEY | at the time , there was great controversy over the use of paper money , or that of gold and silver for the paying of public debts . | |
| 398 | aground | 1 | UNKNOWN | shields attempted to emigrate to the united states in 1822 , but failed when his ship was driven aground off the coast of scotland , leaving him one of only either three or four survivors . | |
| 399 | income | 1 | MONEY | eventually , shields settled in kaskaskia , randolph county , illinois , where he studied and began practicing law in 1832 , supplementing his income by teaching french . ^ : 712-3 ^ : 26 | |
| 400 | prisoners | 1 | PERSON | he required reinforcements to overcome strong enemy resistance , but his brigade took over 800 prisoners . ^ : 606 | |
| 401 | language | 1 | LANGUAGE | he was educated in military science , fencing , and the french language by a veteran of the napoleonic wars , of which there were many in ireland at the time . ^ : 712 ^ : 26 | |
| 402 | contreras | 1 | PERSON | he returned to fight in a single day , at both the battles of contreras and churubusco . | |
| 403 | brigadier general john e. wool | 1 | PERSON | he served under zachary taylor , then also a brigadier general , and later under brigadier general john e. wool and major general winfield scott . ^ : 606 | |
| 404 | november | 1 | PERIOD | dedicated on november 12 , 1910 , newspapers reported " hundreds of visitors from several states " that were present at the unveiling . | |
| 405 | u.s. history | 1 | UNIT | signature military service allegiance united states branch/service united states army union army years of service 1832 1835-1842 1846-1848 1861-1862 rank brigadier general battles/wars second seminole war mexican-american war american civil war james shields ( may 10 , 1806 - june 1 , 1879 ) was an irish american politician and united states army officer , who is the only person in u.s. history to serve as a senator for three different states , and one of only two to represent multiple states in the u.s. | |
| 406 | polk | 1 | PERSON | polk preceded by thomas h. blake succeeded by richard m. young auditor of illinois in office 1841-1843 governor thomas carlin thomas ford preceded by levi davis succeeded by william lee d. ewing personal details born ( 1806-05-10 ) may 10 , 1806 altmore , ireland , united kingdom | |
| 407 | minnesota state capitol | 1 | PLACE | senator from missouri statue of shields at the minnesota state capitol statue of shields in the minnesota state capitol , 2008 statue of shields in the united states capitol statue of shields in the united states capitol , 2011 | |
| 408 | reinforcements | 1 | GROUP | he required reinforcements to overcome strong enemy resistance , but his brigade took over 800 prisoners . ^ : 606 | |
| 409 | leonard volk | 1 | PERSON | the statue was sculpted by leonard volk , and dedicated in december 1893 . | |
| 410 | mary shields | 1 | PERSON | after his death , mary shields remained in carrollton , with their daughter and two sons , until eventually moving to new york to live with their son daniel . ^ : 728-9 | |
| 411 | slavery | 1 | UNIT | as senator , he opposed slavery , and supported land grants to agricultural colleges , to railroads , to soldiers , and to settlers under a homestead act . ^ : 717 | |
| 412 | settlement | 1 | GROUP | shields himself founded shieldsville , minnesota , and was also involved in the early settlement of faribault , minnesota . | |
| 413 | glasgow | 1 | INSTITUTION | ottumwa , iowa , u.s. political party democratic education university of glasgow ( ba ) | |
| 414 | secretary | 1 | PERSON | shields declined owing to a poor relationship with secretary of war edwin stanton . ^ : 721-724 | |
| 415 | purser | 1 | PERSON | he successfully made it to america around 1826 , although his uncle whom he had sailed to meet had died . ^ : 712-3 shields took a job as a sailor , becoming a purser on a merchant ship . | |
| 416 | coast | 1 | PERSON | shields attempted to emigrate to the united states in 1822 , but failed when his ship was driven aground off the coast of scotland , leaving him one of only either three or four survivors . |
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