Mosby's Raids in Civil War Northern Virginia

Mosby's Raids in Civil War Northern Virginia
ISBN-10
1614238774
ISBN-13
9781614238775
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
160
Language
English
Published
2013-03-05
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Author
William S Connery

Description

The most famous Civil War name in Northern Virginia, other than General Lee, is Colonel John Singleton Mosby, the Gray Ghost. He stands out among nearly one thousand generals who served in the war, celebrated most for his raids that captured Union general Edwin Stoughton in Fairfax and Colonel Daniel French Dulany in Rose Hill. By 1864, he was a feared partisan guerrilla in the North and a nightmare for Union troops protecting Washington City. After the war, his support for presidential candidate Ulysses S. Grant forced Mosby to leave his native Virginia for Hong Kong as U.S. consul. A mentor to young George S. Patton, Mosby's military legacy extended to World War II. William S. Connery brings alive the many dimensions of this American hero.

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