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Joseph Orville "J.O." Shelby (December 12, 1830 – February 13, 1897) was a Confederate officer who commanded cavalry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. After the Confederacy surrendered, Shelby tried to swear fealty to Emperor Maximilian I during the French invasion of Mexico .
Shelby's Iron Brigade was originally formed in 1863, under orders from Major General Thomas C. Hindman, following a successful recruiting expedition into Missouri by Joseph O. Shelby, Upton Hays and John T. Coffee, who each recruited a regiment of cavalry.
Shelby's Raid, also known as Shelby's Great Raid [1], was a Confederate cavalry incursion into Arkansas and Missouri during the American Civil War in 1863. Led by Colonel Joseph Orville Shelby, the raid took place from August 21, 1863, to November 3, 1863, covering over 800 miles across territories in west central and northwest Arkansas, as well as southwest and west central Missouri.
The second column was led by Colonel Joseph O. Shelby and consisted of Shelby's famous "Iron Brigade," commanded by Colonel George W. Thompson, and another brigade commanded by Colonel John Q. Burbridge. [4] In all, the division had between eight and ten pieces of artillery. [5]
The action at Ashley's Station was fought between Confederate cavalry under Brigadier-General Joseph O. Shelby and the Union Army garrison under the command of Brigadier-General Christopher Andrews and Colonels Greenville M. Mitchell and Washington F. Geiger in Prairie County, Arkansas on August 24, 1864 during the American Civil War.
More Confederate soldiers from the divisions of Brigadier Generals Joseph O. Shelby and John S. Marmaduke arrived on the field, bringing Confederate strength to about 5,500 men. One regiment of Confederate cavalry threatened the Union flank , and Brigadier General M. Jeff Thompson 's Confederate brigade pressed the Union center.
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Joseph O. Shelby was buried by the memorial; Waldo P. Johnson is buried behind it. Although many signs and placards commemorating some aspect of the Battle of Westport are present throughout Kansas City today, the main battle monument is located in the Sunset Hill neighborhood just south of the Country Club Plaza.