James Shields (Civil War general)

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James Shields (Civil War general) was an Irish-born American military officer and politician who served as a Union general in the American Civil War and uniquely represented three different U.S. states in the Senate.

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instanceOf Irish American
Union Army general
United States senator
human
politician
allegiance Union NERFINISHED
battle Battle of Cerro Gordo NERFINISHED
Battle of Port Republic NERFINISHED
Battle of Winchester (1862) NERFINISHED
birthDate 1806-05-06
birthPlace Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland NERFINISHED
burialPlace St. Mary’s Cemetery, Carrollton, Missouri NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
Mexican–American War
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
United States of America
deathDate 1879-06-01
deathPlace Ottumwa, Iowa, United States NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Irish
fullName James Shields NERFINISHED
immigratedTo United States of America
militaryAward brevet major general (Mexican–American War)
militaryBranch Union Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank brigadier general
notableFor being the only person to have served as U.S. senator for three different states
occupation judge
lawyer
officeHeld Commissioner of the General Land Office of the United States NERFINISHED
Illinois State Auditor NERFINISHED
Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
United States Senator from Illinois
United States Senator from Minnesota NERFINISHED
United States Senator from Missouri
member of the Illinois House of Representatives
member of the Missouri House of Representatives
partyAffiliation Democratic Party NERFINISHED
predecessor Stephen A. Douglas NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
representedInSenate Illinois NERFINISHED
Minnesota NERFINISHED
Missouri NERFINISHED
residence Illinois NERFINISHED
Minnesota NERFINISHED
Missouri NERFINISHED
servedIn Illinois state government
Minnesota state government
Missouri state government
successor Lyman Trumbull NERFINISHED

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