b. 1833 Ireland. d. 20/04/1887 Ohio.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 08/04/1865 Appomattox, Virginia.
Shields was born in about 1833 in Ireland. He married Anna Friel and fathered four children. Shields enlisted in the Army on 19 September 1861 as a private and was assigned to Company K of the 2nd West Virginia Cavalry. On 23 November 1864 he was reassigned to Company E of the same unit. On 8 April 1865, at the Battle of Appomattox Station, he captured the flag of the Washington Artillery, a Confederate unit. He received the Medal on May 3, 1865.
MOH CITATION:
Capture of flag of the Washington Artillery (C.S.A.).
BURIAL LOCATION: MOUNT CALVARY CEMETERY, COLUMBUS, OHIO.
SECTION G, LOT 13, GRAVE 5.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
