John S. Mosby, Famous Confederate Cavalry Leader, A Great American Soldier; The Friend of Stuart, Lee and Grant
Gaithersburg, Maryland: Old Soldier Books, Inc., c1987. reprint edition, presumed first printing thus. Pamphlet. [3], 17 pages, plus covers. Illustrated cover. Two other illustrations. Topics covered include his standing as a famous Confederate Cavalry Leader, and his unusual and important uses of cavalry in war. Both Stuart and Lee knew that it was a far more important work than most supposed, and that its results were infinitely greater than prisoners taken, wagon trains destroyed, the enemy's communications cut, and the like. Mosby's warfare was encouraged and his exploits praised by General Stuart and General Lee for the best of reasons. They know well that it was a far more important work than most supposed, and that its results were infinitely greater than prisoners taken, wagon trains destroyed, the enemy's communications cut, and the like. A reprint of an essay written about 1915 by a member of the 16th New York Cavalry Regiment. Collins, highlights Mosby's wartime exploits. This appears to have been based on an essay, reprinted from The New Haven Register, Nov. 6, 1910 and "Circulated in Hartford, at the time of Col. Mosby's lecture, Dec. 10, 1910. John Singleton Mosby (December 6, 1833 – May 30, 1916), also known by his nickname, the "Gray Ghost", was a Confederate army cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War. His command, the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, known as Mosby's Rangers or Mosby's Raiders, was a partisan ranger unit noted for its lightning-quick raids and its ability to elude Union Army pursuers and disappear, blending in with local farmers and townsmen. The area of northern central Virginia in which Mosby operated with impunity was known during the war and ever since as Mosby's Confederacy. After the war, Mosby became a Republican and worked as an attorney, supporting his former enemy's commander, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. He also served as the American consul to Hong Kong and in the U.S. Department of Justice. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: John S. Mosby, Confederate, Civil War, 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, Mosby's Rangers, Mosby's Raiders, Partisans, Ulysses Grant
ISBN: 0942211707
[Book #80084]
Price: $45.00