Joseph O. Shelby

Joseph O. Shelby
Joseph O. Shelby
	Shelby in uniform, 1860s
Birth name	Joseph Orville Shelby
Born	December 12, 1830; Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	February 13, 1897 (aged 66); Adrian, Missouri, U.S.
Buried	Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery; Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. 39°00′07.0″N 94°34′12.8″W / 39.001944°N 94.570222°W
Allegiance	Confederate States of America Missouri;
Branch	Confederate States Army–(Missouri State Guard);
Service years	1861 (MSG); 1861–1865 (CSA);
Rank	Brigadier-General (CSA)
Commands	Shelby's Brigade
Conflicts	American Civil War Battle of Carthage; Battle of Wilson's Creek; Battle of Pea Ridge; Battle of Prairie Grove; Shelby's Raid; Camden Expedition; Price's Missouri Expedition; ;
Spouse	Elizabeth Nancy Shelby (m. 1857)

Joseph Orville "J.O." Shelby (December 12, 1830 – February 13, 1897) was a Confederate officer who commanded cavalry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. After the Confederacy surrendered, Shelby tried to swear fealty to Emperor Maximilian I during the second French intervention in Mexico. With the Emperor's permission, Shelby formed the New Virginia Colony, a colony of Confederate exiles in Mexico, until the end of the intervention in 1867, after which he abandoned the colony.