Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Joseph O. Shelby

Battles of Joseph O. Shelby

Confederate States Army general (1830–1897)

Joseph O. Shelby is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1862 and 1864: 9 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,400 km apart end to end, 175 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (8).

Skirmish at Terre Noire CreekAction at Ashley's StationBattle of Little Blue RiverBattle of Marmiton RiverFirst Battle of NewtoniaBattle of Cane HillBattle of GlasgowBattle of Byram's FordSecond Battle of NewtoniaFirst Battle of NewtoniaBattle of Cane HillBattle of GlasgowBattle of Byram's FordSecond Battle of NewtoniaSt. LouisMemphisNashvilleOklahoma CityTulsaBirminghamWichitaLittle RockHuntsvilleSpringfield500 km36.642N, 93.181W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1862: 2 engagements1864: 7 engagements7 in 186418621864
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

First Battle of Newtonia, 1862Battle of Cane Hill, 1862Skirmish at Terre Noire Creek, 1864Action at Ashley's Station, 1864Battle of Glasgow, 1864Battle of Little Blue River, 1864Battle of Byram's Ford, 1864Battle of Marmiton River, 1864Second Battle of Newtonia, 186418621864
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
30 September 1862First Battle of NewtoniaNewtonia, Missouri, United StatesConfederate victory
28 November 1862Battle of Cane HillCane Hill Battlefield, Arkansas, United States110 km SInconclusive
2 April 1864Skirmish at Terre Noire CreekClark County, Arkansas, United States234 km SEUnion victory
24 August 1864Action at Ashley's StationPrairie County, Arkansas, United States156 km NEConfederate victory
15 October 1864Battle of GlasgowGlasgow, Missouri, United States505 km NConfederate victory
21 October 1864Battle of Little Blue RiverJackson County, Missouri, United States127 km WConfederate victory
22 October 1864Battle of Byram's FordJackson County, Missouri, United States23 km SWUnion victory
25 October 1864Battle of Marmiton RiverVernon County, Missouri, United States128 km SUnion victory
28 October 1864Second Battle of NewtoniaNewton County, Missouri, United States117 km SUnion victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, George Caleb Bingham, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.