General James Shields

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_James_Shields

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:awards	Brevet Major General
gptkbp:birth_date	May 10, 1806
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:County_Tyrone,_Ireland
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:Calvary_Cemetery,_St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:children	James Shields Jr.
gptkbp:commanded	1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Shenandoah 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Potomac
gptkbp:death_date	June 1, 1879
gptkbp:education	gptkb:West_Point
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	General James Shields
gptkbp:influenced	Civil War military strategy
gptkbp:legacy	Shields Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri Shields High School, Minnesota Shields Memorial, Virginia Shields Park, Minnesota Shields Township, Illinois
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:nickname	The Fighting Irishman
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:American_Civil_War gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:notable_work	Military leadership during the Civil War
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:legislation gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:office	U. S. Senator from Minnesota U. S. Senator from Illinois U. S. Congressman from Illinois
gptkbp:political_party	gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:retired	gptkb:election
gptkbp:served_in	gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Mountain gptkb:Battle_of_Kernstown gptkb:Battle_of_Cross_Keys gptkb:Battle_of_Port_Republic gptkb:Battle_of_Winchester gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:service_years	1832–1865
gptkbp:spouse	Mary Shields
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kernstown_Battlefield
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8