Gray Ghost: The Life of Col. John Singleton Mosby
Confederate John Singleton Mosby, also known as the Gray Ghost, earned a reputation as a genius in guerilla and psychological warfare. From leading daring raids behind Union pickets in the Civil War, to stirring up controversy by unveiling the corruption of his predecessors in the U.S. consul in Hong Kong, his dynamic personality was both the foundation for his success and his greatest weakness. While he continued his well-worn role of underdog well into retirement, he is still remembered for...
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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.
1 Mosby's Weapon of Fear 12 The Weakling and the Bullies 113 "Virginia is my mother. " 284 Scouting behind Enemy Lines 365 Capturing a Yankee General in Bed 586 Miskel's Farm 777 Featherbed Guerrillas 968 Unguarded Sutler Wagons 1059 Masquerading as the Enemy 12010 Seddon's Partisans 13111 Mosby's Clones in the Valley 14712 The Night Belonged to Mosby 16513 Blue Hen's Chickens and Custer's Wolverines 18414 The Lottery 20115 Sheridan's Mosby Hunt 21616 Sheridan's Burning Raid 22817 Apache Ambuscades, Stockades, and Prisons 24318 "All that the proud can feel of pain" 26219 Grant's Partisan in Virginia 27120 Hayes's Reformer in Hong Kong 28521 Stuart and Gettysburg 30022 Roosevelt's Land Agent in the Sand Hills 31823 The Gray Ghost of Television and Film 333Conclusion 344Notes 349Bibliographic Essay 401Acknowledgments 407Index 411
\ From the Publisher""The first full biography of the renowned Confederate partisan ranger." --Appalachian Quarterly" --\ \ \
