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Thrilling but Pointless: General "JO" Shelby's 1863 Cavalry Raid

Thrilling but Pointless: General "JO" Shelby's 1863 Cavalry Raid

Paperback

Armed ForcesCivil War Period (1850-1877)

ISBN10: 1505978297
ISBN13: 9781505978292
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Jan 9 2015
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Numerous confederate cavalry raids into Missouri occurred during the Civil War. These raids were the result of multiple campaigns by conventional rebel forces to attempt to seize and hold Missouri for the Confederate government. Beginning in December 1862, Confederate cavalry forces operating from central and southern Arkansas, launched numerous raids into Missouri varying in size and geographic objective. Joseph Orville Jo Shelby was one of the more imaginative and flamboyant Confederate cavalry commanders to operate west of the Mississippi River. He rose from Captain of his homegrown Shelby's Rangers to Brigadier General and command of a cavalry division by war's end. This is the story of Shelby's most memorable raid into central Missouri to recruit, prevent Missouri troops from reinforcing the eastern theater, and provide a victory for the rebels in Arkansas.

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Civil War Period (1850-1877)