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May 26, 2024 · John Singleton Mosby (born Dec. 6, 1833, Edgemont, Va., U.S.—died May 30, 1916, Washington, D.C.) was a Confederate ranger whose guerrilla band frequently attacked and disrupted Union supply lines in Virginia and Maryland during the American Civil War.
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May 25, 2024 · One of his most daring adventures was a reconnaissance in the Union lines, by order of Lee, after the battle of Chancellorsville, in which he and one companion captured 6 men, and with 2 of them, rode undetected past a column of Federal cavalry.
May 30, 2024 · John Singleton Mosby was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War (1861–1865). As a private in the 1st Virginia Cavalry, Mosby chose his commander, General J. E. B. Stuart, as his role model and mentor.
- Pauline Mariah Mosby
- December 6, 1833
- "the Gray Ghost"
- May 30, 1916
Jun 6, 2024 · He was appointed Lieutenant Colonel in January 1864 and Colonel, of what was by then Mosby's (Va.) Cavalry Regiment on 7 December. 2 Mosby became one of the most famous Confederates of the war because of his audacious and successful raids behind Federal lines for the the duration of the War.
Jun 13, 2024 · The Union cavalry hunted Confederate guerrilla leader John Singleton Mosby and his intrepid Rangers, “the South’s most dangerous men.” These highly disciplined men, who never numbered more than a few hundred, terrorized the North—tied… Read the full article here.
May 30, 2024 · In a contest fought between irregular units, the Scouts hunted John Singleton Mosby’s Confederate Rangers from the middle of 1863 up to war’s end at Appomattox.
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Jun 13, 2024 · It’s a small building in Centreville’s Historic District, but it’s jam-packed with memorabilia about two famous Confederate leaders, Gen. James Ewell Brown (J.E.B.) Stuart and Col. John Singleton...
