The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby By the close of the Civil War,
John Mosby had become notorious as a raider and master of Guerrilla
tactics. The illustration at right appeared in the January 21, 1865
edition of Harper's Weekly, a New York newspaper. The paper
included the following description of Mosby: The Rebel Colonel
Mosby John Singleton Mosby, long notorious as a rebel guerrilla,
was born in Virginia in 1832. Little is popularly known of his
career before the war. In 1862 he was a Lieutenant in Lee's army,
and for his services in harassing our troops encamped near
Fredericksburg, met with General Lee's approval and was promoted
Major. In March, 1863, he captured General Stoughton at Fairfax
Court House. He was wounded near this same place in August of that
year, and was unable previous to January, 1864, to resume his
official duties. Last August he was again wounded and put hors du
combat for two months, after which he again appeared in a raid on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, for which he was made
Lieutenant-Colonel. December 10 he was given the full rank of
Colonel. We give above an account, entitled "Two Days with Mosby,"
which, as being substantially true, will prove very interesting to
our readers. This rebel Colonel has been the centre of a great deal
of fabulous romance during the war. He has been recently wounded
again, and so seriously that his friends, it is reported, despair
of his recovery.
General
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