Gray Ghost : the life of Col. John Singleton Mosby
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Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2010.
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Westover - Adult Biography
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Published
Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2010.
Format
Book
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428 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-405) and index.
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Confederate John Singleton Mosby forged his reputation on the most exciting of military activities: the overnight raid. Mosby possessed a genius for guerrilla and psychological warfare, taking control of the dark to make himself the "Gray Ghost" of Union nightmares. For more than twenty-seven months Mosby led daring raids behind Union pickets and created false alarms up and down the Potomac. Although he never commanded more than four hundred men, his forces were regularly overestimated, once by a factor of forty. Union officials dispatched more than seventy search and destroy missions against him, but he retained the tactical advantage until Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox ended the war. Mosby's dynamic personality, forged in childhood, was the foundation for his success as a guerrilla chief, but it was also his greatest weakness. Attempting to repeat patterns of heroic conflict after the war, he threw away his status as a leading southern hero and sacrificed a lucrative law practice to support the Republican party and U.S. Grant's campaign for the presidency. Forced into exile from his native Virginia, Mosby again charged into controversy. During his service as U.S. consul in Hong Kong, he worked to reform the office and single-handedly exposed the corruption of his predecessors. When his bosses in the State Department balked, Mosby sent information directly to President Hayes and, eventually, exposed the wrong-doing to the Washington Post. In retirement, Mosby continued in his well-worn role of underdog by authoring the first defense of Jeb Stuart's actions at Gettysburg, exposing Lee's role in the debacle. - Publisher.
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Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.
Guerrillas -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
Mosby, John Singleton, -- 1833-1916.
Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements.
Guerrillas -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
Mosby, John Singleton, -- 1833-1916.
Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ramage, J. A. (2010). Gray Ghost: the life of Col. John Singleton Mosby . University Press of Kentucky.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ramage, James A. 2010. Gray Ghost: The Life of Col. John Singleton Mosby. University Press of Kentucky.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ramage, James A. Gray Ghost: The Life of Col. John Singleton Mosby University Press of Kentucky, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ramage, James A. Gray Ghost: The Life of Col. John Singleton Mosby University Press of Kentucky, 2010.
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