was roaring drunk and disgrace ing the regiment and in by unseemly and conduct his captain, francis adams donelson, was out of patience. privates shields was a substitute, and although he was quiet and inoffensive when he was sober, he was a veritable devil incarnate. when drunk and unfortunately for private shields, he was drunk. most the time. so in this particular instance, after he was taken to the guardhouse, the very combative private shields charge captain donelson with his musket, donelson being sober was able to wrest musket away from shields, and he clubbed the private on the. the blow kilt killed private shields instantly. captain donelson felt justified in his actions, and he wasn't punished for the mishap. but he still got branded as a mankiller by men in regiments in nearby. and of course, donaldson's negative experience is only part of the problem. shields ended up dead, and it's by what most of us would consider unavoidable accident if he not been so often drunk, violent. neither the shah would ignore the shields incident or isolated. it wasn't that 118th pennsylvania was uniquely

was roaring drunk and disgrace ing the regiment and in by unseemly and conduct his captain, francis adams donelson, was out of patience. privates shields was a substitute, and although he was quiet and inoffensive when he was sober, he was a veritable devil incarnate. when drunk and unfortunately for private shields, he was drunk. most the time. so in this particular instance, after he was taken to the guardhouse, the very combative private shields charge captain donelson with his musket, donelson being sober was able to wrest musket away from shields, and he clubbed the private on the. the blow kilt killed private shields instantly. captain donelson felt justified in his actions, and he wasn't punished for the mishap. but he still got branded as a mankiller by men in regiments in nearby. and of course, donaldson's negative experience is only part of the problem. shields ended up dead, and it's by what most of us would consider unavoidable accident if he not been so often drunk, violent. neither the shah would ignore the shields incident or isolated. it wasn't that 118th pennsylvania was uniquely