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Shelby's Iron Brigade | |
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Active | 1863-1865 |
Country | Confederate States |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Type | Cavalry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | Army of Arkansas Army of Missouri |
Nickname(s) | Iron Brigade Missouri Iron Brigade |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Jo Shelby M. Jeff Thompson |
Shelby's Iron Brigade, also known as the Missouri Iron Brigade, was a Confederate cavalry brigade, led by Brigadier General Joseph O. Shelby, in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.