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	John S. Mosby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Singleton Mosby (December 6, 1833 – May 30, 1916), also known as the "Gray Ghost," was a Confederate partisan ranger (guerilla fighter) in the American Civil War.
		Mosby was born in Edgemont, Virginia, (in Powhatan County) and was baptized as a Methodist.
		Mosby joined the Confederate army as a private at the outbreak of the Civil War and initially served in William "Grumble" Jones's Washington Mounted Rifles.
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	John S. Mosby -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mosby was born in Edgemont, Virginia (in (additional info and facts about Powhatan County) Powhatan County) and was baptised as a (A follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church) Methodist.
		Mosby was upset with the Virginia Volunteer's lack of congeniality and he again wrote to the Governor requesting to be transferred, but his request was not granted.
		Mosby is famous for carrying out a raid far past Union lines at the (additional info and facts about Fairfax County) Fairfax County courthouse where his men captured 3 high ranking Union officers.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/john_s._mosby.htm (533 words)

	AllRefer.com - John Singleton Mosby (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		John Singleton Mosby[mOz´bE] Pronunciation Key, 1833–1916, Confederate partisan leader in the American Civil War, b.
		Perhaps Mosby's most famous exploit was the capture of a Union general, caught asleep in his bed, at Fairfax Courthouse in Mar., 1863.
		Mosby secured his parole only through the intercession of Ulysses S. Grant, of whom he became a great admirer.
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	John Singleton Mosby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Confederate Col. John Singleton Mosby opted not to surrender his partisan command at the end of the war, but rather to disband the unit and let its members make their own peace with the victorious Yankees.
		Mosby was replaced in Hong Kong in 1885, and upon returning to the United States, found that his old friend Grant, on the day before his death, had secured Mosby a job in San Francisco with the Southern Pacific Railroad.
		Mosby did so with such vigor that local politicians had him recalled, and he was sent to Alabama to chase trespassers on government-owned land before taking a job in the Justice Department, a position he kept until 1910.
	civilwar.bluegrass.net /AftermathAndReconstruction/johnsingletonmosby.html (388 words)

	Southern Honor and Col. John Singleton Mosby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The study of Col. John Singleton Mosby, C.S.A. (1833-1916), the leader of the Civil War's most successful guerrilla command, presents important cultural findings of a man who truly became a legend in his own time.
		This project will argue that Mosby self-consciously created a persona that upheld the various characteristics that marked Southern honor -- a focus on outward appearance, a tendency toward revenge and violence, and an adherence to one's word -- an image the rest of the South was only too happy to accept and promote.
		Mosby's importance as a cultural object only can be truly understood in the context of the Southern code of honor's decline throughout the 19th century.
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		Colonel Mosby was a "Virginian of the Virginians", educated at the State's University, and seemed destined to pass his life as an obscure Virginia attorney, when war brought him his opportunity for fame.
		But Mosby was the type of man who is not content with the routine performance of duties, and this was illustrated early in his career as a soldier.
		Mosby's impatience of restraint was a so strongly marked characteristic that he always seemed unwilling to follow a plan of his own, after having disclosed it to another.
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	John Mosby
		John Singleton Mosby was born in Edgemont, Virginia, on 6th December, 1833.
		Mosby became an expert in guerrilla warfare tactics and his small unit of a hundred soldiers were very active during the Union Army during the Wilderness campaign.
		Mosby has annoyed me considerably; but the people are beginning to see that he does not injure me a great deal, but causes a loss to them of all that they have spent their lives in accumulating.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USACWmosby.htm (4940 words)

	Col., John Singleton Mosby
		John Singleton Mosby, son of Alfred Daniel Mosby, Son of John H.Mosby, son of Daniel Mosby, son of Poindexter Mosby, son of Benjamin Mosby, (Benjamin's brother John Mosby married Martha Womack, daughter of Abraham Womack, born 1644 sp Sarah Worsham?), son of Edward Mosby, sp Sarah Woodson, son of Edward Mosby.
		John Singleton Mosby, was born December 06, 1833 in Edgemont, Powhattan City, Virginia, and died May 30, 1916 in Washington DC.
		Mosby himself found such little satisfaction with his later years he once remarked: "I wish that life's descending shadows had fallen upon me in the midst of friends and scenes I loved best".
	www.womacknet.net /features/jsmosby/mosby.htm (3979 words)

	JOHN SINGLETON MOSBY - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN SINGLETON MOSBY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the North he was regarded as a guerilla who disregarded the rules of war, and in the autumn of 1864, Sheridan, acting under orders from Grant, shot and hanged seven of Mosbys men without trial; in November Mosby retaliated by hanging seven of Custers cavalry..
		He returned to his legal practice, joined the Republican party, canvassed Virginia in 1872 for General Grant, in 1878-1885 was United States consul at Hong-Kong, and after practising law in San Francisco, was assistant attorney in the Federal Department of Justice from 1904 to 1910.
		He wrote Mosbys Reminiscences and Stuarts Cavalry Campaigns- (Boston, 1887), anda defence of Stuart and of LeeStuarts Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign (New York, 1908).
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MO/MOSBY_JOHN_SINGLETON.htm (442 words)

	John Singleton Mosby
		MOSBY, John Singleton, soldier, born in Powhatan county, Virginia, 6 December, 1833.
		Several expeditions were sent to capture Mosby and his men; but he always had intelligence of the approach of the enemy, and evaded every encounter, though the district was repeatedly ravaged as a punishment to the people for harboring and abetting the guerillas.
		Mosby received a captain's commission in March, 1863, and two weeks later that of a major, and he reported to General Stuart till the time of that officer's death in May, 1864, and after that to General Robert E. Lee.
	www.famousamericans.net /johnsingletonmosby (1077 words)

	Mosby's Confederacy Tours - Discover The Grey Ghost and Mosby's Rangers. Full and Half-Day tours available of Civil War ...
		Mosby was convicted of malicious wounding and sent to the Albemarle County Jail in Charlottesville for a year and slapped with a $500.00 fine.
		Mosby was released from prison early thanks to a three hundred-person petition, also signed by several physicians who indicated Mosby was in poor health and may not live through the term of his confinement.
		Mosby held other jobs in his later years, especially with the Department of the Interior, where he caused many problems for cattle barons who used federal land to graze their cattle.
	www.mosbystours.com /john_mosby.htm (1280 words)

	Colonel
		John was wounded on August 24, 1863, shot through the side and thigh, as he attacked the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry who halted to water their horses at Billy Gooding's Tavern on the Little River Turnpike.
		Due to the painful nature of his wounds, Mosby could travel but slowly; he was carried into the pines, where he lay concealed while the pursuing Federals passed by, whereupon he was taken up in their rear and removed South where he was permitted to recuperate.
		Mosby was taken to The Plains, where he was kindly cared for by the family of Major Foster until he could be removed to Lynchburg.
	www.civilwarhistory.com /mosby.htm (1145 words)

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		Mosby strode to Stoughton's bedside, pulled down the blanket, and slapped the startled general's bottom.
		Mosby even stumped for Grant, his old adversary, during the victorious general's campaign for president.
		Mosby served as American consul in Hong Kong from 1878 to 1885, then practiced law in California before returning to Virginia, where he died in 1916.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent/1,12044,ML_mosby_bkp,00.html (331 words)

	The Gray Ghost - Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		John Singleton Mosby was born December 6, 1833 in Powhatan County, Virginia.
		Mosby was reassigned to JEB Stuart's staff as a scout.
		Mosby and his unit were so much of a nuisance to the Union that he was wanted for a reward of ten thousand dollars dead or alive.
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	Civil War in Powhatan
		Mosby became such an embarrassment to the Union Army and its commanders that he became one of the most hunted men in the Confederacy.
		Although Mosby was a staunch Confederate, after the war he became a supporter and friend of his old adversary, General Ulysses Grant, and backed Grant’s bid for the presidency.
		Mosby died May 30, 1916, bringing to a close one of the true legends of the Civil War.
	www.powhatanva.com /civilwar/singleton.htm (476 words)

	Gray Ghost: The Life of Col. John Singleton Mosby by Ramage - A CWBN Excerpt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		John Singleton Mosby had no military schooling but was a lawyer and student of history and literature, quoting lines from the poetry of his favorite author, Lord Byron.
		Mosby was one of the most self-disciplined, focused, and indefatigable individuals who ever lived, and his goal was to win the crowning laurel of guerrilla war by penetrating the minds of the enemy and using fear as a psychological force multiplier.
		Mosby, carefully practicing stealth, forbade sabers, canteens, and clanking equipment; his column moved so quietly that civilians lying in their beds in houses next to the road recognized when Mosby's men were passing in the night -- the only sound was the pounding of hoofbeats.
	www.cw-book-news.com /excerpts/grayghos.html (3945 words)

	Mosby's Rangers
		The 43rd was Mosby's brainchild, and he nurtured it from a few men to a regiment before the end of hostilities.
		Mosby's entire force was seldom combined and they often operated in small groups, fanning out in different directions, hitting at the Federals weakest points, forcing them to move fighting units to protect the rear.
		After 1862, the region was known both as "The Debatable Land," since neither army occupied it, although both moved through it, and "Mosby's Confederacy." This large area was roughly bounded by the Potomac River on the north and east, the Rappahannock River on the south and the Shenandoah Valley on the west.
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	John Singleton Mosby, 1833-1916. "The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby, ed. by Charles Wells Russel" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Colonel Mosby never had a word to say favorable to slavery - a fact which may be attributed to the influence of Miss Abby Southwick, afterwards Mrs.
		Colonel Mosby was almost the only Douglas Democrat in Bristol; that is to say he was in favor of recognizing the right of a territory belonging to the United States to vote against slavery within its borders.
		It will be remembered that, with John Slidell, Mason was captured when a passenger on board an English steamer and sent a prisoner to Fort Warren (in Boston Harbor), but he was released on demand of the English government.
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	Classic TV Shows - Gray Ghost
		Gray Ghost is based on the true story of Major (later Colonel) John Singleton Mosby, a young lawyer who joined the Forty-Third Battalion of the First Virginia Cavalry and became the leader of a Confederate guerilla unit.
		Mosby was known for his cunning and stealth, which earned him the name "Gray Ghost." The show remained remarkably true to historical fact.
		The real John Singleton Mosby was born in 1833 in Powhatan County, Virginia and died on May 30, 1916 in Washington D.C. at the age of 82.
	www.fiftiesweb.com /tv/gray-ghost.htm (298 words)

	H-Net Review: Derek W. Frisby on The Mosby Myth: A Confederate Hero in Life and Legend
		Mosby claimed that his intelligence was a decisive factor in the Second Manassas campaign, but the truth was as elusive as Mosby himself would soon prove to be.
		Mosby soon realized that if judiciously manipulated these often exaggerated press accounts of his actions could be used as a force multiplier, causing his enemies to allocate an inordinate amount of men and resources to stopping his small band of partisans.
		Mosby's death in 1916 earned him the title of the Civil War's longest living protagonist, but his longevity had also given him a decided advantage in molding his legend and ingraining it in the public's historical memory.
	www.h-net.msu.edu /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=56731087365045 (1529 words)

	John S. Mosby in the Shenandoah Valley
		But after shooting a fellow student after a dispute, Mosby was expelled from the University, and took up several months of study in a local law office.
		Mosby retreated into a self-imposed exile after the war until he acquired his parole from General U.S. Grant (see full text).
		Lincoln, upon hearing several of his generals discussing Mosby and their fears, loudly announced, "Listen to you men, you speak of Mosby as though he is a ghost, a gray ghost." It wasn't until after the war that Mosby learned of this and that the nickname stuck.
	www.angelfire.com /va3/valleywar/people/mosby.html (654 words)

	John Singleton Mosby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The 5-foot-7-inch, 128-pound Mosby was an ordinary-looking man who seemed an unlikely candidate for the dashing, romantic figure his admirers envision.
		Mosby's lack of enthusiasm for the military was evident from the beginning, and no one expected such an indifferent soldier to achieve military fame.
		"Mosby's Confederacy" encompassed almost 125 square miles in the Piedmont region of Fauquier and Loudoun counties.
	historynet.com /acw/blmosby2 (847 words)

	John Singleton Mosby, The Grey Ghost
		A lawyer before the war, John Mosby enlisted as a private in the 1st Virginia Cavalry.
		It helped that Stoughton was fuddled by drink, but Mosby had still managed to walk into Stoughton’s bedroom, waking the general with a slap on the rump.
		Mosby’s men were far more effective, and under much better control, than most partisan units.
	ehistory.osu.edu /uscw/features/people/bio.cfm?PID=53 (346 words)

	John Singleton Mosby Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A Virginian with a penchant for violence, Mosby had been practicing law at the outbreak of the war.
		George Custer executed six of Mosby's men in 1864, and the partisan chief retaliated with seven of Custer's.
		A note attached to one of the bodies stated that Mosby would treat all further captives as prisoners of war unless Custer committed some new act of cruelty.
	www.civilwarhome.com /mosbybio.htm (504 words)

	Directory - Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: Wars: Civil War: Personalities: Mosby, John ...
		John Mosby and the Southern Code of Honor · cached · Presents the leader of the Civil War's most successful guerrilla command as cultural icon and American hero, discussing the concepts of 'primal' honor, gentility, chivalry, appearance and oath-taking.
		Documenting the American South: The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby · iweb · cached · Online illustrated text of the autobiography of John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916), the Grey Ghost of the Confederacy and post-war ambassador and statesman.
		Mosby's Rangers · cached · Living history re-enactment society presents the biography of John Singleton Mosby and profiles each of his Rangers, the 43rd Battalion.
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	America's Civil War: John Singleton Mosby's Partisan Rangers Clash with George A. Custer's Union Cavalry
		When Civil War's John Singleton Mosby's Partisan Rangers clashed with George A. Custer's Union Cavalry, the niceties of war were the first casualty.
		John Singleton Mosby was born December 6, 1833, in Edgemont, Va. An excellent student, Mosby joined the Virginia bar in 1855 after being dismissed from the University of Virginia for shooting and wounding a fellow student.
		Mosby was soon the only organized military force in northern Virginia, and so firmly ruled the area that it became known as "Mosby's Confederacy."
	www.thehistorynet.com /acw/blclash (1305 words)

	Generals in Gray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On the night of March 8, 1863, Mosby made his most daring and famous raid, capturing General Edwin Stoughton from his bed at his headquarters in Fairfax Courthouse.
		In June 1863, Captain Mosby was officially approved partisan status, free to recruit and lead a band of guerillas, roam behind Union lines harassing the enemy, and profit from their "spoils." Mosby's Raiders, officially designated Company A, 43rd Battalion Partisan Rangers, ate and slept in the homes of friendly citizens.
		Mosby opposed secession and detested slavery, but (like Robert E. Lee) his loyalty to Virginia was uncompromising.
	www.vw.cc.va.us /vwhansd/HIS269/Generals/Mosby.html (457 words)

	Colonel John Singleton Mosby, 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry
		At the age of sixteen years he entered the university of Virginia, where his course of study was terminated by an unfortunate difficulty with a fellow student, in which the latter was wounded.
		Mosby was punished for this affair by imprisonment, but the attorney who had vigorously prosecuted him aided him during this confinement in the study of law, the profession which he subsequently followed at Bristol, Va..
		When Jones was transferred to another regiment, Mosby was invited by Stuart to remain with him as a scout, and, in this capacity, he made a reconnaissance prepatory to Stuart's famous Chickahominy raid, and as guide led that expedition.
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