During the Civil War, on March 8, 1862 in Boston, Nelson County, Kentucky, 16 year-old David and his older brother, George Washington ("Carter") Shields, enlisted in Captain Spencer Deaton's Company B of the 6th Regiment of (East) Tennessee Infantry Volunteers. He was subsequently mustered into the service of the United States as a Private to serve for three years or during the war.
Sometime in January and February 1863, David was sick in hospital at Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee. On either March 28 or March 30, 1863, he died of fever aged 17 years old at General Hospital No. 1 at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. He was buried April 1, 1863.
At the time of his death, David stood 5 feet 8 inches, had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair, and was a farmer by occupation. He was unmarried and had no children.
According to then-First Lieutenant James M. Armstrong of Company B, David "served honestly and faithfully with his Company in the field."
Bio updated by: Anonymous
During the Civil War, on March 8, 1862 in Boston, Nelson County, Kentucky, 16 year-old David and his older brother, George Washington ("Carter") Shields, enlisted in Captain Spencer Deaton's Company B of the 6th Regiment of (East) Tennessee Infantry Volunteers. He was subsequently mustered into the service of the United States as a Private to serve for three years or during the war.
Sometime in January and February 1863, David was sick in hospital at Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee. On either March 28 or March 30, 1863, he died of fever aged 17 years old at General Hospital No. 1 at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. He was buried April 1, 1863.
At the time of his death, David stood 5 feet 8 inches, had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair, and was a farmer by occupation. He was unmarried and had no children.
According to then-First Lieutenant James M. Armstrong of Company B, David "served honestly and faithfully with his Company in the field."
Bio updated by: Anonymous
Bio by: Shirley Williams Rienecker
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David Shields
Tenn.
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Mary Shields Feezell
1842–1862
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Pvt. George Washington "Carter" Shields
1844–1924
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Ruth E. Shields Garland
1848–1873
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Andrew Witt Shields
1850–1919
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Jesse William Shields
1852–1907
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Rebecca Shields Sands
1854 – unknown
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Martha Jane Shields Roberts
1857–1948
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Walter Shields
1860–1863
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Ellin Elizabeth Shields
1864–1865
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