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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 5.63 (search)
ce consisted of a brigade of Missouri Cavalry (two thousand strong, perhaps), lying in and around Newtonia under Colonel Joseph O. Shelby, one of the very best officers I have ever known. The men had all just been recruited in Missouri, and were ast of Blunt's reinforcements approached Newtonia. Cooper with 4000 or 5000 Indians and mixed troops had previously joined Shelby. Together they attacked Salomon and drove him back in confusion. Schofield marched at once to the assistance of Salomon, and on the 4th of October reached Newtonia. Cooper and Shelby fell back toward Rains. Thereupon Schofield continued to advance, driving the Confederates before him out of Missouri and into the mountains of Arkansas. Thence Cooper continued to rea photograph. of Arkansas cavalry; and on their right, toward Camden, was Marmaduke with a division of Missouri cavalry — Shelby's and Greene's brigades. Cabell had about 1200 men for duty; Marmaduke about 2000. East of the Washita were Dockery's b
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces in Arkansas, December 7th, 1862--September 14th, 1863. (search)
Ark. Reg't, Maj. John B. Thompson; Ark. Reg't, Maj.----Johnston. Brigade loss: k, 3; w, 12 =15. Shelby's Brigade, Col. Joseph O. Shelby: 1st Mo., Lieut.-Col. B. F. Gordon; 2d Mo., Col. Beal G. Jeans;Col. Joseph O. Shelby: 1st Mo., Lieut.-Col. B. F. Gordon; 2d Mo., Col. Beal G. Jeans; 3d Mo., Col. G. W. Thompson; Scouts, Maj. B. Elliott; Quantrill's Co., Lieut.----Gregg; Mo. Battery, Capt. H. M. Bledsoe; Mo. Battery, Capt. Westley Roberts. MacDonald's Brigade, Col. Emmett MacDonareene: 3d-Mo. Cav.,----; 8th Mo. Cav., ; Young's Battalion,----. Brigade loss : k, 5; w, 7 = 12. Shelby's Brigade, Col. Joseph O. Shelby (w): 5th Mo. Cav.,----; 6th Mo. Cav.,---; Jeans's Regiment,----Col. Joseph O. Shelby (w): 5th Mo. Cav.,----; 6th Mo. Cav.,---; Jeans's Regiment,----; Mo. Battery (Bledsoe's),----. Brigade loss: k, 8; w, 45; m, 1=54. Total Confederate loss: killed, 173; wounded, 687; captured or missing, 776 = 1636. Effective strength, 7646. Little Rock ex. Campbell; Young's Battalion, Lieut.-Col. M. L. Young; Bell's Battery, Lieut. C. O. Bell (m w). Shelby's Brigade, Lieut.-Col. B. Frank Gordon, Col. G. W. Thompson: Elliott's Battalion, Maj. Benjamin
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces in Arkansas, April 20, 1864. (search)
Brig.-Gen. John S. Marmaduke. Greene's Brigade, Col. Colton Greene: 3d Mo., Lieut.-Col. L. A. Campbell; 4th Mo., Lieut.-Col. W. J. Preston; 7th Mo.,----; 8th Mo., Col. W. L. Jeffers; 10th Mo., Col. R. R. Leather; Mo. Battery, Capt.----Harris. Shelby's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Joseph O. Shelby: 1st Mo., Battalion, Maj. Benjamin Elliott; 5th Mo., Col. B. F. Gordon; 11th Mo., Col. M . W. Smith; 12th Mo., Col. David Shanks; Hunter's Reg't, Col. D. C. Hunter; Mo. Battery, Capt. R. A. Collins. MaxeyBrig.-Gen. Joseph O. Shelby: 1st Mo., Battalion, Maj. Benjamin Elliott; 5th Mo., Col. B. F. Gordon; 11th Mo., Col. M . W. Smith; 12th Mo., Col. David Shanks; Hunter's Reg't, Col. D. C. Hunter; Mo. Battery, Capt. R. A. Collins. Maxey's cavalry division, Brig.-Gen. Saml. B. Maxey. Gano's Brigade, Col. Charles De Morse: 29th Tex., Maj. J. A. Carroll; 30th Tex., Lieut.-Col. N. W. Battle; 31st Tex., Maj. M. Looscan; Welch's Co., Lieut. Frank M. Gano; Tex. Battery, Capt. W. B. Krumbhaar. Choctaw Brigade, Col. Tandy Walker: 1st Regiment, Lieut.-Col. James Riley; 2d Regiment, Col. Simpson W. Folsom. Walker's division, Maj.-Gen. John G. Walker. Brigade Commanders: Brig.-Gens. T . N. Waul, W. R. Scurry, and Col. Horace Ran
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Resume of military operations in Missouri and Arkansas, 1864-65. (search)
ock [see map, p. 348], Price detached General Joseph O. Shelby with a brigade from Marmaduke's caval the Federal troops from the Arkansas valley. Shelby, with his brigade of upward of two thousand men Shelby reported his force as 600. There were four colonels, Shelby, Hunter, Gordon, and CoffeeOctober, after a sharp fight of several hours, Shelby was defeated, his artillery captured, and his y to join General Brown, and picked up some of Shelby's demoralized command in their retreat toward Kansas border. Having suffered this reverse, Shelby's next object was to get out of the State in arelieved for the remainder of the year 1863 of Shelby's raiding force, but also of Quantrill's murde Officer. General order. headquarters, Shelby's Brigade, Lexington, Missouri, October 14th [fternoon of October 20th Price's advance under Shelby came within sight of Lexington on the south sion taken up behind it after an engagement with Shelby's division, lasting several hours, and fall ba[2 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 7: Confederate armies and generals (search)
erling Price to move into Missouri. It was expected that the various independent bands could be organized and bring at least twenty thousand recruits into the Confederate army. Price's force, consisting of the divisions of Fagan, Marmaduke, and Shelby, amounted to nearly twelve thousand men, and is variously called the Army of the Missouri, Price's Expeditionary Corps, and the Army in the Field. After a Confederate generals--no. 12 Mississippi John W. Frazer commanded a bria. He died in Peoria, Illinois, January 11, 1900. Confederate generals—No. 14 Missouri John B. Clark commanded a Cavalry brigade; engaged at Pea Ridge. John G. Walker, a daring leader in the Army of Northern Virginia. Joseph O. Shelby, Cavalry commander in Arkansas and Missouri battles. M. M. Parsons led a brigade in Price's division; defender of Red River. Joseph H. Cockrell, distinguished in Missouri campaigns; later U. S. Senator. John S. Marmaduke, leader of Ca
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), General officers of the Confederate Army: a full roster compiled from the official records (search)
hardson, R. V., Dec. 1, 1863. Ripley, Roswell S., Aug. 15, 1861. Roberts, Wm. P., Feb. 21, 1865. Robertson, B. H., June 9, 1862. Robertson, J. B., Nov. 1, 1862. Roddy, Philip D., Aug. 3, 1863. Roane, John S., Nov. 20, 1862. Ross, Lawrence S., Dec. 21, 1863. Ruggles, Daniel, Aug. 9, 1861. Rust, Albert, Mar. 4, 1862. Scales, Alfred M., June 3, 1863. Scott, T. M., May 10, 1864. Scurry, Wm. R., Sept. 12, 1862. Sears, Claudius W., Mar. 1, 1864. Semmes, Paul J., Mar. 11, 1862. Shelby, Joseph O., Dec. 15, 1863. Shoup, Francis A., Sept. 12, 1862. Sibley, H. H., June 17, 1861. Simms, James P., Dec. 4, 1864. Slack, William Y., April 12, 1862. Slaughter, J. E., Mar. 8, 1862. Smith, James A., Sept. 30, 1863. Smith, Preston, Oct. 27, 1862. Smith, Wm. D., Mar. 7, 1862. Stafford, Leroy A., Oct. 8, 1863. Starke, Peter B., Nov. 4, 1864. Starke, Wm. E., Aug. 6, 1862. Steele, William, Sept. 12, 1862. Sterling, A. M. W., Jan. 7, 1862. Steuart, Geo. H., Mar. 6, 1862. Stevens,
Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 13: (search)
nsas river. Marmaduke's division consisted of Shelby's brigade and Porter's brigade. The latter haJoseph O. Shelby—Col. Beal G. Jeans' regiment; Shelby's regiment (Lieut.-Col. B. F. Gordon), Col. G. in the pickets and surprising the town, while Shelby made a detour with the view of capturing thosewas hurled back so suddenly and effectually by Shelby that he kept at a respectful distance until Bler blundered and the expedition miscarried. Shelby's brigade went into camp near Augusta, and Greps back to prevent being isolated and cut off. Shelby's brigade in front, however, assaulted the forer and camped in the vicinity of Jacksonport. Shelby was disabled, and Col. G. W. Thompson commanden with his own brigade, and sent in haste for Shelby's brigade, which was stationed at the extreme rdous experiment. It has been stated that Colonel Shelby left his sick bed and took command of his ivalry of his nature. Backed by the governor, Shelby finally got the consent of Generals Marmaduke,[10 more...]
Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 14: (search)
nd fighter, familiar with the country in which Shelby proposed to operate, and promptly accepted theminately. These bands received scant mercy at Shelby's hands. One beyond Caddo Gap, which was the from the north and Hooper from the west, while Shelby advanced on it from the south, with Shanks andrruption, as far as the enemy were concerned. Shelby's objective point in starting had been Jeffersof him. Brown had 4,000 men under his command; Shelby had 1,000. He knew, too, that an equally heavhe advance of the other skirmished hotly. But Shelby was in no hurry. As long as his enemy was beh either side and slippery from the crossing of Shelby's command. Here he ambushed 250 men under Hunhat he could not spare a man or a gun. At last Shelby saw an outlet—a weak point in Ewing's lines —aut each supposed the other lost. As soon as Shelby got clear of the Federal lines, he halted and But the Federal victory was short-lived, for Shelby heard the uproar and, understanding what it me[19 more...]<
Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
the 29th of September, 1867. Brigadier-General Joseph O. Shelby Brigadier-General Joseph O. SBrigadier-General Joseph O. Shelby was born at Lexington, Ky., in 1831, of a family prominent in the early history of Kentucky anpart of the State. From this time forward General Shelby was actively engaged in every campaign of Little Rock and Devall's Bluff. He then gives Shelby's report in full. We quote a part of it: The deral force, which did not attack him, because Shelby's skillful movements had caused them to greatlin the campaigns in Arkansas and Missouri. General Shelby's generous disposition, careful regard forurrender had been made and the army disbanded, Shelby gathered about him 600 men, for the most part nia and General Lyon of Kentucky. In 1867 General Shelby returned to the United States and to his f he had shown during his military career. General Shelby in private life commanded the love and estly missed at these yearly gatherings than Joseph O. Shelby, the gallant western military leader. Hi
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 6: (search)
ssouri cavalry. Fourth division, Brig.-Gen. John S. Marmaduke: First brigade, Arkansas cavalry of Col. C. A. Carroll (retired from service and succeeded by Col. J. C. Monroe); Monroe's cavalry; Shoup's Arkansas battery. Second brigade, Col. Joseph O. Shelby—Missouri cavalry of Colonels Coffee, Jeans and Shelby; Bledsoe's Missouri battery. Second corps. First division, Brig.-Gen. Henry E. McCulloch: First brigade, Col. Overton Young—Texas regiments of Colonels Young, Ochiltree, HubbarShelby; Bledsoe's Missouri battery. Second corps. First division, Brig.-Gen. Henry E. McCulloch: First brigade, Col. Overton Young—Texas regiments of Colonels Young, Ochiltree, Hubbard and Burnett. Second brigade, Col. Horace Randal—Texas regiments bf Colonels Roberts, Clark, Spaight and Randal; Gould's Texas battalion. Third brigade, Col. George Flournoy—Texas regiments of Colonels Flournoy, Allen, Waterhouse and Fitzhugh; Daniel's Texas battery. Second division, Brig.-Gen. T. J. Churchill: First brigade, Col. R. R. Garland—Texas regiments of Colonels Garland, Wilkes and Gillespie; Denson's Louisiana cavalry; Hart's Arkansas battery. Second brigade, Col. James Deshl
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