General Jo Shelby

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This vivid work, first published by UNC Press in 1954, reveals General Joseph Orville Shelby as one of the best Confederate cavalry leaders and certainly the most colorful Born in Lexington, Kentucky, but drawn by the promise of the growing West, Shelby became one of the richest men in Missouri Siding with the Confederacy at the outbreak of the Civil War, he organized his Iron Brigade of cavalry whose ranks included Frank and Jesse James taught his men a slashing frontier style of fighting, and led them on incredible raids against Federal forces in Missouri When the Confederacy fell, Shelby refused to surrender and instead took his command to Mexico, where they fought in support of the emperor Maximilian Upon his return to Missouri, Shelby became an immensely popular figure in the state, eventually attaining the status of folk hero, a living symbol of the Civil War in the West O Flaherty has written a first rate book combining careful scholarship with the ability to tell a story in an engaging manner Saturday Review An interesting and readable life story of a long neglected Confederate general Military Affairs New Download General Jo Shelby by Daniel O'Flaherty For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr With some of the battle descriptions, the author tends to ignore Shelby s role in the engagements for example, at Pea Ridge, the only mention of Shelby s unit was that he fought on horseback when he could and dismounted his menwhen he could not There are also no maps at all in the book which seems a little strange to me, since this is a reprint I don t see shy maps couldn t have been added There are a couple very minor mistakes scattered through the book, such as referring Stand W With some of the battle descriptions, the author tends to ignore Shelby s role in the engagements for example, at Pea Ridge, the only mention of Shelby s unit was that he fought on horseback when he could and dismounted his menwhen he could not There are also ...i found out that one of my ancestors rode with jo shelby and no one else did for 4 years.my ancestor was also named jake stonestreet.and jo shelby was a confederate general.i also found out that my ancestor was the best fighter on his unit.he also got upgraded to major.

General Jo Shelby
  • English
  • 06 April 2018
  • Paperback
  • 464 pages
  • 0807848786
  • Daniel O'Flaherty
  • General Jo Shelby