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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.
Dec 6, 2013 · Mosby was a small town lawyer who joined the Confederate Army when his home state of Virginia seceded from the Union, and who became General Jeb Stuart's best scout, earning himself both a command and the nickname "Gray Ghost."
Jan 20, 2023 · Dubbed “The Gray Ghost,” Col. John Singleton Mosby became a formidable Confederate partisan leader—arguably, next to William Quantrill, the most famous Rebel guerrilla—during the American Civil War.
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The Gray Ghost: With Tod Andrews, Phil Chambers, Sherwood Price, Jean Willes. The Civil War exploits of Confederate cavalry officer John Singleton Mosby, the Gray Ghost, was the basis of this syndicated series.
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Feb 8, 2017 · The man who would soon come to be known as the “Gray Ghost” was on the pathway to fame. AN UNLIKELY HERO. John Singleton Mosby, 29 years old at the time of that March 1863 raid, did not cast a large shadow.
The fame of the unit grew with each success and because of his ability to seemingly appear and disappear at will, Mosby became known as "The Gray Ghost." Mosby's most famous raid occurred in March of 1863, inside Union lines at Fairfax County Courthouse, when he captured Brigadier General Edwin H. Stoughton.
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Feb 3, 2014 · A wedding, a chase, and the "Gray Ghost" of the Confederacy's cape. By Kathleen Golden, NMAH February 3, 2014. It was December 21, 1864, a few days before Christmas. Colonel John S. Mosby had ridden from Richmond, Virginia, to Upper Fauquier, to attend the wedding of one of his men, Jake Lavender.
