ished ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁El ish a ▁Sh eld on ▁( M arch ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 7 4 0 ▁- ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 0 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Colonel ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁L yme , ▁Connecticut , ▁Sh eld on ▁joined ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army ▁at ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁host ilities , ▁and ▁served ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁General ▁George ▁Washington , ▁who ▁requested ▁that ▁Congress ▁commission ▁Sh eld on ▁to ▁raise ▁a ▁caval ry ▁regiment . ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Cont inental ▁Light ▁Drag o ons , ▁which ▁he ▁commanded , ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁" Sh eld on ' s ▁Hor se ", ▁and ▁" ser ved ▁with ▁distinction ▁throughout ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War ". ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Franklin ▁County , ▁Verm ont , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁land . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Saint ▁Alb ans , ▁Franklin ▁County , ▁Verm ont , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁next ▁to ▁his ▁wife , ▁Sarah ▁Bell ows . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Sh eld on , ▁Verm ont ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁him , ▁and ▁the ▁El ish a ▁Sh eld on ▁House ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁L itch field ▁Historic ▁District . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Our ▁Past : ▁Second ▁Cont inental ▁Light ▁Drag o ons ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 4 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 0 5