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John Singleton Mosby (December 6, 1833 – May 30, 1916), also known by his nickname "Gray Ghost", was an American military officer who was a Confederate army cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War.
John Singleton Mosby. Date of Birth - Death December 6, 1833- May 30, 1916. The Confederacy had its share of heroic cavalry officers, including J.E.B. Stuart and Nathan Bedford Forrest, but none had quite the mystique of "The Gray Ghost." John Singleton Mosby was an unlikely hero.
4 days ago · 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.
Dec 22, 2021 · 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. Stuart and General Robert E. Lee came to value Mosby’s skills as a scout and raider.
Of the three leaders Colonel John S. Mosby (1833-1916) was, perhaps, the most romantic figure. In the South his dashing exploits made him one of the great heroes of the "Lost Cause."
Dec 6, 2013 · Meet John S. Mosby, "Gray Ghost" of the Confederacy. A New Jersey Yankee now living in the area of Virginia known as "Mosby's Confederacy" during the Civil War, curator Kathleen Golden shares what she finds so interesting about John S. Mosby—the ranger, fugitive, friend of President Ulysses S. Grant, diplomat, and inspiration for a 1950s ...
Col. John Singleton Mosby. Known as the “Gray Ghost,” Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby, along with his partisan rangers, terrorized Federal units in northern Virginia from late 1862 until the end of the Civil War in 1865.
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