After informing him he was now a prisoner, he was escorted outside where the rest of the ranger were waiting, along with 58 horses and 32 other prisoners. This is supposed to be the origin of his buried treasure, which was looted from the town by his men during the raid. Mosby and the 29 men of his party, left the town along with their prisoners and their stolen goods, but shortly after leaving his own scouts informed him of a large Union force nearby.
They buried it between 2 large pine trees and then rode around in twisting routes to confuse anyone following of the treasures location. After getting back safely to confederate territory he was hailed as a hero, and General Robert E. Lee even stated how he wished he had a hundred like him. After the war ended in Mosby disbanded his unit and returned back to being a civilian.
He even became an adviser in the United states government, serving people he was previously fought against. John S. Dinner is on your own. Tour goes out rain or shine.
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Email Address. Understanding it Better. Like this: Like Loading Top of Page. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Publication date Usage Public Domain Mark 1. Mosby, by John S. Read by Mark Smith. This is not a work of fiction!
These are the actual memoirs of a legendary leader of partisans who bedeviled the Union army for years, almost within sight of the capitol. With only a few local men under command, John Singleton Mosby's ability to strike fast and then melt away before an effective pursuit could be organized kept the Yankee forces awake and often snarled in knots.
With daring feats like capturing a Yankee general out of his bed within his defended headquarters, Mosby made his name a synonym for guerrilla warfare. Even today you can purchase in Middleburg, Virginia, a map showing "Mosby's Confederacy.
The latter numbered 6, sabres. The force opposed to them was Mosby's guerrillas, numbering about , and, if the reports of the newspapers were to be believed, this whole party was killed two or three times during the winter. From the time I took command of the army of the Potomac, there was no evidence that any force of the enemy, other than the above-named, was within miles of Washington City; and yet the planks on the chain bridge were taken up at night the greater part of the winter and spring.
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