Jo Shelby's Iron Brigade

By Deryl P. Sellmeyer

How Jo Shelby 1/2s troops grew into the greatest Confederate cavalry brigade west of the Mississippi. Jo Shelby 1/2s cavalry unit is considered by contemporary historians to have been one of the toughest cavalry units in the West. A descendant of one of Shelby 1/2s Brigade members, Deryl P. Sellmeyer offers an objective and even-handed view of this impressive military leader and his men. The author 1/2s decade-long research of Shelby 1/2s life and his principal officers is evident as he details the history of Shelby 1/2s Brigade from its origin in Missouri through the end of the Civil War and its eventual disbandment in Mexico.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589804309
• ISBN13: 9781589804302
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.2"