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This item was found in Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, West Virginia.

1. Group of Four African-American Women

IDNO:: 026891
Title:: Group of Four African-American Women
Description:: This item was found in Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, West Virginia.

This item was found in Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, West Virginia.

2. African-American Woman Standing in a Yard

IDNO:: 026892
Title:: African-American Woman Standing in a Yard
Description:: This item was found in Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, West Virginia.

This item was found in Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, West Virginia.

3. Portrait of an African American Woman

IDNO:: 026893
Title:: Portrait of an African American Woman
Description:: This item was found in Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, West Virginia.

Shields was the body servant of Colonel James Kerr Edmondson, Company H, 27th Virginia Infantry, "Stonewall Brigade" during the Civil War. Shields, shown here wearing several medals awarded to him by Confederate Veterans Groups, claimed to have also cooked for General Thomas "Stonewall " Jackson.

4. Jefferson Shields, Former Body Servant and Confederate Veteran, Lexington. Va.

IDNO:: 053213
Title:: Jefferson Shields, Former Body Servant and Confederate Veteran, Lexington. Va.
Date:: 1907
Description:: Shields was the body servant of Colonel James Kerr Edmondson, Company H, 27th Virginia Infantry, "Stonewall Brigade" during the Civil War. Shields, shown here wearing several medals awarded to him by Confederate Veterans Groups, claimed to have also cooked for General Thomas "Stonewall " Jackson.

Shields was the body servant of Colonel James Kerr Edmondson, Company H, 27th Virginia Infantry, "Stonewall Brigade" during the Civil War. Shields, shown here wearing several medals awarded to him by Confederate Veterans Groups, claimed to have also cooked for General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.

5. Jefferson Shields, Former Body Servant and Confederate Veteran, Lexington. Va.

IDNO:: 053214
Title:: Jefferson Shields, Former Body Servant and Confederate Veteran, Lexington. Va.
Date:: 1907
Description:: Shields was the body servant of Colonel James Kerr Edmondson, Company H, 27th Virginia Infantry, "Stonewall Brigade" during the Civil War. Shields, shown here wearing several medals awarded to him by Confederate Veterans Groups, claimed to have also cooked for General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.