In the Division of Armed Forces History here at the National Museum of American History, the collections related to John S. Mosby are my favorite. Sam was grievously wounded in the Grapewood Farm Fight in Auburn, Fauquier County, (where Hoskins had been mortally wounded) and paroled on the field by the victorious Union cavalry. I visited some of these sites not long ago on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Trenary, B. The 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry primarily comprised Virginians and a contingent of Marylanders. He formed a group of his best fighters around the gun and prepared to make what amounted to a last stand. With orders from Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to conduct total war to wipe out Confederate resistance in the Valley and burn crops and farms, Sheridan launched an offensive on August 9th. awoke [and] saw my horse standing at my feet with his head bending over me. Mosbys Rangers and McNeills Rangers. Around thirty Federal troopers were killed or wounded, others captured. A friendship based on mutual admiration rose up between the two, and Mosby became a Republican who worked to repair the fractured Union. Co. VA Muster Rolls p. 28, as list appeared, In 1862, still not comfortable remaining in one place for too long, Hoskins left Canada for the United States and settled in Baltimore, Md. He responded to one Federal query about surrender that he, does not care a damn about the surrender of Lee, and he is determined to fight as long as he has a man left.. Oldest Merrills Marauder MG Milton Pitcher Dies at 100. He was a postwar merchant inboth Baltimore and Indianapolis. The youngster looked down at his books and, without another thought, tossed them aside, leapt upon his horse hitched up outside the school, and joined the chase. Mosby soon devised a raid that brought his Rangers south of the Rappahannock. Trenary, James F. "[2], Mosby himself avoided overtly militaristic words like "troops" or "soldiers" or "battalion" in favor of the more familial "Mosby's Men" or "Mosby's command".[3]. On November 7th, 1864, in Beemers Woods just west of Berryville, rangers hanged three of the Federals, shot two, while the other two escaped in the night. All Rights Reserved. Sam provided Mosby with an indelible memory that the Gray Ghost shared in his Mosbys War Reminiscences and Stuarts Cavalry Campaigns: There was with me that day a young artillery officerSamuel F. Chapmanwho at the first call of his State to arms had quit the study of divinity and become, like Stonewall Jackson, a sort of military Calvin, singing the psalms of David as he marched into battle. [Photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed between 1880 and 1889] Photograph. This continued until late in November 1864 when Mosby wrote to General Philip Sheridan and requested that both sides return to treating prisoners of war more humanely. Not only him but his wife and family as well. Called the Vineyard Fight, this action prevented the 14th Pennsylvania from reinforcing Sheridans punitive cavalry campaign across the Blue Ridge. Soldiers: I have summoned you together for the last time. . It has been said that we wore blue to deceive the enemy, but this is ridiculous, for we were always in the enemy's country where a Southern soldier caught dressed in a blue uniform would have been treated to a swift court-martial and shot as a spy. In the ensuing firefight the Federals captured six rangers, but a Union officer was supposedly shot while down and trying to surrender. The Mosby's Rangers had secured $168,000 from two paymasters of Gen. P.H. Mosby's Rangers: Directed by Frank McDonald. A New Jersey Yankee now living in the area of Virginia known as "Mosby's Confederacy" during the Civil War, curator Kathleen Golden shares what she finds so interesting about John S. Mosbythe ranger, fugitive, friend of President Ulysses S. Grant, diplomat, and inspiration for a 1950s television showon his 180th birthday.Although I was surrounded by Revolutionary War history as a kid . Those who were not captured or killed, scattered. Southerners, however, viewed this as a betrayal to their cause, and Mosby was shunned by the people who formerly revered him. On August 7th, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan took command of the United States Army of the Shenandoah. The indomitable and irrepressible Mosby is again in the saddle carrying destruction and consternation in his path. The struggle ebbed and waned, but sheer numbers on the Union part and dwindling ammunition on the Rangers part soon tilted the fight in favor of the Northerners. If he has not yet won a Brigadier's wreath upon his collar, the people have placed upon his brow one far more enduring. After Federal victories at Third Winchester and Fishers Hill, rangers again entered the Valley seeking ways to disrupt Sheridans lines of communication. The tried using carbines captured from Union cavalry but found them too unwieldy for their type of operations. They hauled in 1,600 horses and mules, 230 beef cattle, 85 wagons and ambulances, and 1,200 captured, killed or wounded, including Union Brig. Mosby was a small town lawyer who joined the Confederate Army when his home state of Virginia seceded from the Union, and who became GeneralJeb Stuart'sbest scout, earning himself both a command and the nickname "Gray Ghost." He was a member of the RoyalArcanum. On April 21, twelve days after Lee's surrender, Mosby gathered his battalion at Salem in Fauquier County, Virginia, and read this farewell address to his men:[23]. The men were devoted to their horses. Stuart, Massow joined Mosby. While there, he wrote a 24-page pamphlet titled A Few Thoughts on Volunteering that espoused the virtues of a volunteer army. In 1899, he was appointed general of the army. The . In his will, he donated to theLibrary of Congress a vast collection ofletters written by George Washington,Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, JamesMadison, and other notables in Americanhistory. I am no longer your commander. Although armed with Spencer repeating carbines, the New Yorkers were killed, captured, or scattered. The conflict between Mosbys Rangers and Sheridans troops in the Valley became increasingly brutal. battalion never formally surrendered, but was disbanded on April 21, 1865, after He and Mosby remained close friends and communicated frequently until Mosbys death in 1916. He was soon granted a commission as a Major and assembled two companies of cavalry and eight of infantry called the Virginia Volunteers and took part in the first Battle of Bull Run. If he goes on as he has commenced since the slight bleeding the Yankees gave him, who can say that in time we will not be able to stop Mr. Trenholm's machine, and pay our army off in greenbacks. It took a personal letter to now President Grant to stop the practice. Not only him but his wife and family as well. Organizedthe 1897 Mosby Ranger Reunion inBaltimore. I made him a captain for it. P.O. R. Roland Sergeant. Resigned hiscommission on April 23, 1862, andbecame a scout for Maj. Gen. J.E.B. The Rangers fell upon and routed an unsuspecting company of White's cavalry at Catoctin Mountain near Morven Park on September 13, 1863, and were ambushed in turn by a detachment of Mosby's men under Captain Dolly . "[29], The military effectiveness of Mosby's command, Engraving reproduced from frontispiece, Major John Scott, Partisan Life with Col. John S. Mosby, 1867. No quarter! As troopers of Custers 5th Michigan Cavalry regiment began to torch the house on August 19th, three companies of Mosbys Rangers under Captain William Chapman attacked, Wipe them from the face of the earth! 2nd Edition. Last edited on 11 December 2022, at 09:05, General Grant ordered several captured partisans hanged for being out of uniform, List of West Virginia Civil War Confederate units, "Prince George's County: Over 300 years of History: CIVIL WAR", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=43rd_Virginia_Cavalry_Battalion&oldid=1126802426. A young Private in the Confederate Army, Willie Prentiss, is assigned to guard a remote river outpost during the American Civil War. Mosbys Rangers Are Born:Mosby created his force under the auspices of the Partisan Ranger Act of 1862 which sought to recruit irregulars for service into the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was fond of alcoholic spirits and knew that stockpiles of corn and grains probably indicated a still was nearby. Compton, Z.T. The unit served behind Federal lines in Northern Virginia and was the most effective command of its kind. "[14] Union cavalry initially armed with the traditional sabre fought at a considerable disadvantage: The Federal cavalry generally fought with sabres; at any rate they carried them, and Mosby used to say they were as useless against a skillfully handled revolver as the wooden swords of harlequins. How did this actually affect armies? Major General Winfield S. Hancock in Millwood, Virginia. In that clash, Mosby and about 150 men ambushed and then attacked a 300-man detachment of the 2nd Massachusetts and 16th New York Cavalry regiments. He had an exceptionally large number of devoted friends and admirers. Mosby's Rangers Are Born: Mosby created his force under the auspices of the Partisan Ranger Act of 1862 which sought to recruit irregulars for service into the Confederate States Army during the . Although the war in the Valley was almost over, the soldiers did not know it. Rosser agreed with the Union that Mosby's men were not soldiers but glorified thievesand bad for morale, because his regular troops were jealous: [Mosby's men] are a nuisance and an evil to the service. John Singleton Mosby and some members of Mosby's Rangers, 43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion. On February 22, 1864, during a fight at Ankers Shop (Second Dranesville) in present-day Sterling, Va., Massow got that wish, though not in a manner he could celebrate. Mosby was only 31 when the war ended, but was constantly harassed by occupying Union troops. According to Chapmans obituary in the Greensboro (N.C.) Daily, published September 7, 1929: General [Winfield Scott] Hancock, to whom Colonel Chapman surrendered his command, was so impressed by the spirit of the young Confederate that he wrote in his report that in healing the wounds of war and reuniting the country This young man will be valuable to the government. The prophecy was fulfilled in a life of devotion to the interests of the south without bitterness toward his former foes. (Jeb) Stuart, then the cavalry commander of the Confederate army that soon became the Army of Northern Virginia. Born in 1833 in Bishops Taskbrook, Warwickshire, Hoskins joined the British Armys 44th Foot as a lieutenant and in 1854 served in the Crimean War, where he took part in some of the fiercest fighting. Died July 8, 1869. After over a year of successful raids to harass the enemy, gather intelligence, and strike Federal supply lines east of Virginias Blue Ridge Mountains, a new Federal threat appeared west of the Blue Ridge in the breadbasket of the Confederacy, the Shenandoah Valley. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.. was acting under the authority of General Robert E. Lee, who had granted him Subscribe to receive our weekly newsletter with top stories from master historians. Yesterday a friend paid this tribute: A man of exemplary character and spotless integrity, Colonel Chapman lived a life of simple and natural religion. He disagreed with the practice of slavery and tried to explain his reasons for still fighting for the South. The 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, also known as Mosby's Rangers, Mosby's Raiders or Mosby's Men, was a battalion of partisan cavalry in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.Noted for their lightning strikes on Union targets and their ability to consistently elude pursuit, the Rangers disrupted Federal communications and supply lines. Praesidus brings homage to the military watch tradition. Mosby placed a mountain howitzer he had taken with him on the raid at the top of a small rise on a road up which the Union cavalry would have to attack. kealbo54 Sergeant Major. . The 43rd Battalion was formed on June 10, 1863 at Rector's Cross Roads, near Rectortown, Virginia, when John S. Mosby formed Company A of the battalion. Confederate Congress revoked the authority of all partisan units, except for Even then, the 5-foot-5 Cab was heavyset. ALEXANDERGIBSON CAREY,Private, Company E. Brother of Ranger James Carey. We did more than any other body of men to give the Colt pistol its great reputation, wrote Mosby. Engraving reproduced from Scott, p.210. But Mosby fought on. By the summer of 1864, Mosby's battalion had grown to six cavalry companies and one artillery company, comprising about 400 men. This was not a custom, however; someone generally ran to cover after the revolvers were emptied. Mosby usually conducted his operations with as few as twenty or as many as one or two hundred, but he . Feb 22, 2013 #19 Great conversation! He soon returned to Prussia. Seeing a comrade in arms struggling through the waves some distance off and not receiving that attention from the Federal soldiers which he thought due to his rank, Cab cried out at the top of his voice, Hurry up, Major Hibbs! and 10-11-63 raid on a wagon train west of Alexandria. Because he somehow blamed George Custer for the Front Royal affair, Mosby wanted most of the condemned Federals to have served under Custer. Mosby's Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Partisan Rangers) (Confederate) Formerly the 43rd Battalion, was organized in December, 1864. After the passengers were removed, rangers burned the train. In his memoirs, John Munson stated that if the objective was simply "to annoy the enemy," they succeeded. He was acting under the authority of General Robert E. Lee, who had granted him permission to raise a company in January 1863 under the Partisan Ranger Act of 1862 in which the Confederate Congress authorized the formation of such units. Instead of surrendering, Mosby's command simply disbanded. He agreed with Napoleon, that boys make the best soldiers . Mosby's four requirements to become a member of his com-mand, besides being a fighter with good character, included the following.12. McKay, Thomas B. Attorney for the Southern PacificRailroad in 1885-1901. For the most part, Mosby and his forces operated out of an area that a horse could travel in a days hard riding, about 25 miles (40 km) in any direction from Middleburg. Mosby, it was reported, woke Stoughton with a spank on his bare back. The general was outraged and demanded to know what the meaning of this was. Ten days later, April 9th, Confederate commanding General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia. . 11. 4. An interview with historian Richard M. McMurry on his 2023 book, The Civil Wars of General Joseph E. Johnston, Confederate States Army., History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. They burned 'em. Much of it was paid for by Uncle Sam out of the money we got from him directly and indirectly. That day was the boys last at school, John Munson wrote in Reminiscences of a Mosby Guerrilla: [U]ntil the end of the war, he was one of the gamest and best soldiers Mosby had. Once the immediate danger posed by the Union response had decreased slightly, Mosby stopped his men near Grapewood Farm (near todays Vint Hill Farms area in Warrenton). . . Although guerrillas, or partisan rangers, Mosbys men were subject to the Articles of War and Army Regulations within General Lees Army of Northern Virginia. It is just as legitimate to fight an enemy in the rear as in the front. On the 150th anniversary of the fall of the city of Atlanta to the Union Army's Division of the Mississippi during the Civil War, we're "Um, what is that? Hibbs unique ability to find forage paid personal dividends, too. Albumen silver print photograph by David Bendann. Recently Updated One of the best-known cavalrymen of the Civil War was John Singleton Mosby. I must confess that his character as a soldier was more on the model of the Hebrew prophets than the Evangelist or the Baptist in whom he was so devout a believer. At least partially in retaliation for the recent ranger executions in Front Royal, Mosby, through a lottery process, identified seven Federal prisoners to be hanged. The 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, also The first uniforms Mosby's Rangers were issued were made of coarse cloth sewn in prison. His breast and forelegs were covered with clotted blood which had flowed from an ugly bullet wound. Compiled from State of VA Reel 18 Warren With a recommendation from J.E.B. The Partisan Rangers had a big hand in bringing the 'Gray Ghost' plenty of glory. It was a position both detested. He died January 10, 1898. Mosby asked him, have you ever heard of Mosby? The general replied, Have you captured him? at which time Mosby said, I am Mosby, he said. MOSBY'S RANGERSMOSBY'S RANGERS. Riding with Stuart and about 1,200 Confederate horsemen, Mosby scouted ahead and along the columns flanks in the infamous four-day circuit around the entire United States Army of the Potomac. On April 20th, in Millwood, Virginia, about seven miles south of Berryville, a Federal delegation under Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock tried to get Mosby and around twenty rangers to surrender at the Clarke House & Tavern. Mosby's Marauders: Directed by Michael O'Herlihy. The first purpose was to take control over guerrilla warfare and decide who would and would not be able to use it. CLAIBORNE ROBINSON,Private, Company D. Lived in Baltimore after the war. Among the rangers there were 8 men named Davis, 7 men named Cornwell, 5 men named Kincheloe, 5 men named Mayhugh. The members of the battalion were referred to as soldiers, partisans, rangers, and guerillas. From a few troopers the rangers gradually grew to eight . Taking along a small contingent of Rangers, Mosby decided to travel south in hopes of linking up with General Joseph Johnston and continue fighting. Appointed as U.S. consul to Hong Kongand served in that capacity from 1878 to1885. He laid in state at the Fauquier County Courthouse in Warrenton, Virginia, and was buried in Warrenton Cemetery. These groups included Mosby's Rangers and McNeil's Rangers, a partisan ranger group fighting in the area of the South Branch Valley, in what is now West Virginia.11. After a brief stay, he returned to England in 1861. With no formal surrender, however, Union Major General Winfield S. Hancock offered a reward of $2,000 for Mosby's capture, later raised to $5,000. . About four miles into the Valley west of Ashbys Gap, Russells men attacked approximately 100 riders of the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He saw action with the Rangers at Miskels Farm on April 1, 1863, and at Warrenton Junction on May 3. Federal Lieutenant Eugene Ferris, 30th Massachusetts Infantry, refused to surrender and escaped by wounding four of the rangers. The line must be stronger at every point than the attacking force, else it is broken. Grandson ofFounding Father George Mason. The first three requirements were obvious. Mosby disbanded the 43rd at Salem on April 21,1865 [1] This temporary, and informal, command would evolve into the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalryknown better as Mosbys Rangers. Another Ranger, Englishman Bradford Smith Hoskins, was not as lucky. Sort By: McDonald, Samuel The Partisan Ranger Act resulted in many Southerners believing that any of form of guerrilla warfare was now being approved. They participated in his raids as often as possible. 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