Shelby's Expedition to Mexico
An Unwritten Leaf of the War
Confederate general Joseph O. Shelby and his legendary Iron Brigade refused to acknowledge the end of the Civil War. Instead, they fought their way to Mexico in search of a place where they could continue to defy the U.S. government. These veteran Missouri cavalrymen clawed their way for fifteen hundred miles, fighting Juaristas, Indians, desperados, and disgruntled gringos. They disbanded only after they had offered their services to Emperor Maximilian and were turned down. Shelbyas adjutant, journalist John N. Edwards, first published his story of the exploits of this superb mounted brigade and its quixotic final march in 1872. Conger Beasl…
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Weitere Autoren: Beasley, Conger, Jr. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-55728-842-4
- EAN: 9781557288424
- Produktnummer: 2770470
- Verlag: University of Arkansas Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 272 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm 386 g
- Abbildungen: index
- Gewicht: 386
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
Conger Beasley Jr. is the author of a number of books, including Patagonia: Wild Land at the End of the Earth; Spanish Peaks; We Are a People in the World: The Lakota Sioux and the Massacre at Wounded Knee (University of Arkansas Press); and Sundancers and River Demons: Essays on Landscape and Ritual (University of Arkansas Press), winner of the Thorpe Menn Award for Literary Achievement.
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