Side one:
Shields, born 1769 in Virginia, served as a private for the entire Lewis and Clark Expedition from October 19, 1803 until October 10, 1806; one of its "Nine Young Men from Kentucky," he was a skilled gunsmith and blacksmith.

Side two:
The Corps of Discovery explored lands of Louisiana Purchase and Pacific Northwest, 1803-1806. Shields settled in southern Indiana by June 1807; appointed captain in Clark County militia July 1807. Died in Harrison County in December 1809.

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Jim Kuntz: ... If interested in the entire list of each member of the Corps of Discovery, see entry "Lewis and Clark at Gore" (Missouri). 1 July 12, 2006

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