Shields, Henry

Rank: Private

Unit: B Co, 2d Dragoons

Reenlisted: September 7, 1859 in Camp Floyd, Utah Territory. He was 24.

Hometown: Armagh, Ireland

Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)

Died: 17 September 1860

Location of fatality: Camp Floyd, Utah Territory

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Place of interment: Camp Floyd Cemetery in Fairfield, Utah

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Note: He stood 5 feet, 9 1/2 inches tall with a ruddy complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair.

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