# Joseph O. Shelby

> Joseph Orville "J.O." Shelby 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.

*Confederate States Army general (1830–1897)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/joseph-o-shelby

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1830-12-12
- **Died:** 1897-02-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.3 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 9.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

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- [Joseph Orville Shelby](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Orville_Shelby)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6285914)

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