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Joseph Orville Shelby was born on December 12, 1830, in Lexington, Kentucky, to one of the state's wealthiest and most influential families. He lost his father at age five and was raised by a stepfather, Benjamin Gratz, who was a member of wealthy Lexington elite. Shelby attended Transylvania University and was a rope manufacturer until 1852.
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.
Joseph Shelby Cage, Jr, was born on February 28, 1942, in Monroe, Louisiana to Shelby and Virginia Cage. Joe graduated from Neville High School in Monroe where he excelled in sports and set state and national records. In 1960, he was named Ark-La-Tex Athlete of the Year and was later inducted into the Louisiana State Track and Field Association ...
Shelby's Iron Brigade based themselves in Arkansas and participated in four major raids into Missouri during the war, earning a reputation as the most formidable brigade in the theater. Shelby was promoted to Brigadier General, following his successful raid of 1863. When Shelby later assumed division command, he was replaced by M. Jeff Thompson.
Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas — the current epicenter of a standoff with the federal government — was named after a Confederate military leader who fled to Mexico in 1865 rather than ...
Colonel Joseph C. Pleasants [52] 1st Trans-Mississippi Regiment 37th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. 30th Arkansas Infantry Regiment: June 18, 1862: Colonel A. J. McNeill [52] Colonel Robert A. Hart, Colonel James W. Rogan [23] Lieutenant Colonel Iverson L. Brooks [47] 5th Trans-Mississippi Regiment 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Rogan's Arkansas ...