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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—the first winter. (search)
ile, Lander had died; he was succeeded by General Shields, an old regular officer, James ShieldsJames Shields was a brigadier-general of volunteers during the Mexican war. He was brevetted a major-general, ann Cumberland and Hancock being entirely open, Shields proceeded to Winchester with his division, tce the troops about to embark at Alexandria. Shields, left alone in the valley of Virginia, was obester, which Banks had directed him to hold. Shields knew the ardent temperament of his adversary;nal-fires kindled on the mountain-tops. When Shields saw thick columns of smoke rising above the wck, without, however, revealing his strength, Shields sent the brigade of Kimball to take position . In placing these two regiments in position, Shields had an arm shattered by a splinter from a she On the same morning the three brigades of Shields's division took position five kilometres in ain the valley of Virginia. In the absence of Shields, who was kept in Winchester by his wound, Col[1 more...]