Address At the Unveiling of the Statue of General Shields in the Capitol of Mi
Address At the Unveiling of the Statue of General Shields in the Capitol of Mi
John Ireland
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Compelled to retire, he frets like the caged lion, until again he has leaped into the saddle. Warriors of Napo- leon, Ney, Murat, McDonald, how fittingly Shields should have ridden with them ! I must not tarry in details. Let praise from General Scott suffice. In his report of the battle of Cerro Gordo, the commander-in-chief wrote : ' ' General Shields, a commander of activity, zeal and talent, is, I fear, if not dead, mortally wounded. ' ' Later he said : ' ' Shields ' brigade, brave- ly assa...ulting the left, carried the rear battery (five guns) on the Islapa road, and added materially in the rout of the enemy. ' ' And again : ' * The brigade so gallantly led by General Shields, and after his fall by Colonel Baker, deserves commendation for fine behavior and success. " Scarcely convalescent, Shields is again on his charger in the march to the City of Mexico always the undaunted soldier. In the battle of Contreras, "Shields, " said General Scott, "by the wise disposition of his brigade and gallant activity, con- tributed much to the general results.
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