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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