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Daring, fearless, and often reckless to a fault, the Confederate cavalry officer provides a captivating image of the Civil War. Perhaps the most enigmatic cavalry officer on either side during the war was the venerable rebel Colonel John Singleton Mosby. A master horse soldier, Mosby was the scourge of Union forces in Northern Virginia or, as the region came to be known, "Mosby's Confederacy." First published posthumously in 1917, 'Mosby's Memoirs' provides an extraordinary record of the war in Virginia as well as the studied, first-hand insights of one of the Confederacy's most formidable soldiers.John Singleton Mosby was born in 1833 at the home of his grandfather, a Revolutionary War veteran, in Powhatan, Virginia. Mosby participated in the First Battle of Bull Run and later received a commission as a lieutenant and then as a captain. He formed his own cavalry unit, which became known as Mosby's Rangers, under the Partisan Ranger Act.Includes index and list of suggested readings.A volume in the Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading.
Paperback: 273 pages
Publisher: Barnes & Noble (2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0760773726
ISBN-13: 978-0760773727
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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From the back cover:"Daring, fearless, and often reckless to a fault, the Confederate cavalry officer provides a captivating image of the Civil War. Perhaps the most enigmatic cavalry officer on either side during the war was the venerable rebel colonel Mosby. A master horse soldier, Mosby was the scourge of the Union forces in Northern Virginia or, as the region came to be known, "Mosby's Confederacy." First published posthumously in 1917, Mosby's Memoirs provides an extraordinary record of the war in Virginia as well as the studied, firsthand insights of one of the Confederacy's most formidable soldiers."He was born in 1833 at the home of his grandfather, a Revolutionary War veteran, in Powhatan County, Virginia. Mosby participated in the first Battle of Bull Run and later received a commission as a lieutenant and then a captain. He formed his own cavalry unit, which became known as "Mosby's Rangers," under the Partisan Ranger Act.Mosby was a lawyer who enlisted as a private and declined an early officer commission in order to learn the business from the ground up, and served under JEB Staurt's Virginia Cavalry. The book is filled with letters, many to his wife as well as many correspondences between key officers and politicians of both North & South. It is clear that his experience in the war garnered strong opinions that led him to post-war research in order to set the record straight and call some dishonest people to account. This process culminates in a book that is essential reading for anyone seriously interested in Civil War history, particularly from a southern perspective.What unfolds is the remarkable perspective of a very impressive individual.
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