The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby - Softcover

Mosby, John S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1508630283 ISBN 13: 9781508630289

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby is a classic Civil War memoir by the great Southern cavalry leader, the "Grey Ghost", John S. Mosby. In the American Civil War, or the War Between the States, three dashing cavalry leaders--Stuart, Forrest, and Mosby--so captured the public imagination that their exploits took on a glamour, which we associate--as did the writers of the time--with the deeds of the Waverley characters and the heroes of Chivalry. 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." In the North he was painted as the blackest of redoubtable scoundrels.

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From the Back Cover:

Colonel John S. Mosby was one of the Confederacy's most effective and colorful cavalry leaders. Operating in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., Mosby's independent command waged guerrilla war behind Federal lines in what came to be called "Mosby's Confederacy". Mosby's Memoirs were written toward the end of his life and were published posthumously in 1917.

About the Author:

John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916) studied at the University of Virginia and was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1854. Upon the secession of Virginia he entered the Confederate military service and subsequently formed an independent cavalry unit which operated behind Union lines in a region that came to be known as Mosby's Confederacy. After the war, Mosby held several US Government posts, including a consulship in Hong Kong

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1508630283
• ISBN 13: 9781508630289
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216