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Gray Ghost : the life of Col. John Singleton Mosby / James A. Ramage.
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- ISBN: 0813121353 (acid-free paper)
- Physical Description: 428 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c1999.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-400) and index. |
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- Baker & Taylor
The Civil War Confederate raider is demythologized for the first time in a lucid, well-researched account of his successful campaign as a guerrilla fighter and his subsequent post-war career as a lawyer and a Republican supporter. - Blackwell North Amer
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.
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. - University of Kentucky
Confederate John Singleton Mosby forged his reputation on the most exhilarating 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. Gray Ghost, the first full biography of Confederate raider John Mosby, reveals new information on every aspect of Mosby's life, providing the first analysis of his impact on the Civil War from the Union viewpoint.