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General James Shields of Illiinois and Missouri, 1865-1880. Shields, General James (not in uniform) Senator from Ill. & Missouri, between 1865 and 1880. [Politician and Union Army soldier: the only person in U.S. history to serve as a Senator for three different states - Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri; almost fought a duel with Abraham Lincoln; wounded in the Mexican-American War after his horse was shot out from underneath him].