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Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 76 2 Browse Search
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s organized at Newtonia a brigade formed with Shelby commanding the fight at Newtonia Hindman Supierly material as could be found anywhere. Jo O. Shelby was chosen colonel of the Lafayette county nto a Missouri cavalry brigade, of which Col. Jo O. Shelby was given the command. Other regimentof a cavalry division, composed of his own and Shelby's brigades. Marmaduke's brigade was commanded field at the beginning of the action, leaving Shelby in command of the two camps. He now sent to SShelby for a regiment, and Shelby sent him Gordon's. Gordon came at a gallop, and struck the enemy inon W. Thompson ordered to take command of it. Shelby was ordered by Marmaduke to report to him nearrepulsed and three times renewed the assault. Shelby's brigade had done the fighting, Carroll's beil back in good order before this new movement, Shelby carrying off with him his dead and wounded. Tnd General Blunt and General Marmaduke and Colonel Shelby met and had a talk on neutral ground. C[19 more...]
eceived Blunt. At the same time Hindman, with Shelby's brigade in advance, moved out on the Cove Crnd taken again, the last time by a regiment of Shelby's cavalry, dismounted, remaining in the hands ight as a column of spectres. Marmaduke, with Shelby's brigade, remained behind to care for the woueturn. Marmaduke remained with his division—Shelby's brigade and a new brigade commanded by Colon instructions to swing around on Springfield. Shelby, accompanied by Marmaduke, took the more direcling fast and gaining no permanent advantage. Shelby led the charge into the town and beat back eveeating from the town, and, without waiting for Shelby to come up, ordered Porter forward, who obeyedand preventing them rallying and reforming. Shelby in the rear heard the uproar, and with intuitiseriously wounded, at the head of his troops. Shelby mentioned of his command, Maj. G. R. Kirtley allard and Bulkley were also severely wounded. Shelby was hard hit on the head, and his life was sav
finished crossing this evening at 5:30; worked the men in the water to their waists last night until 10; again this morning from daylight. Men much worried; mules more so—they are without forage; not a grain to be had without pressing. From Jo O. Shelby, at Gordon's plantation, July 1st: I have the river road from Helena to St. Francis river well guarded. My command is 8 miles in advance of General Holmes. These reports are enough to present the picture of an army struggling through the m347; of which total the Thirty-sixth (Glenn's) regiment lost 159. Pagan's Arkansas brigade lost 47 killed, 115 wounded, 273 missing, total, 435. Parsons' Missouri brigade lost 61 killed, 304 wounded, 365 missing, total, 730. The total loss of Shelby's brigade was 52; of Greene's, 12; of Walker's division (imperfectly reported), 2. Aggregate of these figures, 173 killed, 645 wounded, 772 missing. General Price reported that his command in the battle was composed of McRae's Arkansas brigad