Mosby's Memoirs (Southern Classics Series) - Softcover

Mosby, John S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1879941279 ISBN 13: 9781879941274

Publisher: J.S. Sanders Books, 1995

Synopsis

The Confederate guerrilla cavalry chieftain relates the history of his daredevil command in this memoir. “No other figure of the Civil War became during his lifetime such a storybook legend as John Mosby.”―Edmund Wilson. Southern Classics Series.

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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 U.S. Government posts, including a consulship in Hong Kong.

About this edition

• Publisher: J.S. Sanders Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1879941279
• ISBN 13: 9781879941274
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 414