He laid in state at the Fauquier County Courthouse in Warrenton, Virginia, and was buried in Warrenton Cemetery. The Partisan Ranger Act resulted in many Southerners believing that any of form of guerrilla warfare was now being approved. 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! 7. Federal Lieutenant Eugene Ferris, 30th Massachusetts Infantry, refused to surrender and escaped by wounding four of the rangers. Fish, Charles At the same time Yankee soldiers splashed across Jacob's Ford, the Gray Ghost gathered 125 troopers in Rectortown. Stuarts cavalry has possession of the Court House; be quick and dress.. He died September 9, 1917. A lieutenant in the Prussian army, he had come in search of adventure with Confederate forces. and 10-11-63 raid on a wagon train west of Alexandria. One of the first to join Mosby after he began operations in Northern Virginia was William Hibbs. They were married on June 28, 1864, the same day Sam gained the rank of captain and assumed command of Company E of the 43rd Battalion. By the time Mosby chose to disband rather than surrender the 43rd on April 21, 1865, nearly 800 men had been part of this elite unit. Gen. George A. Custer ordered the burning of five Berryville-area properties including the home of Benjamin Morgan. The men then dismounted and went to work again. Ten days later, April 9th, Confederate commanding General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia. But the War Department simply reduced the authorized partisan commands to two, Mosby's and John H. McNeill's. Two Rangers went inside. In Baltimore, he became involved in smuggling goods into the Confederacy and subsequently made his way farther south, joining Mosbys command in March 1863. The members of the battalion were referred to as soldiers, partisans, rangers, and guerillas. 11. He was a postwar merchant inboth Baltimore and Indianapolis. . Federal Brig. 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. 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 . 2, Chapman. The 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, also P.O. Many of our attacks were made at night, when all colors looked alike, and in daytime we did not have to deceive the Yankees in order to get at them. Mosby got his first chance to attack Sheridan early on August 13th, 1864. Finally it was not safe to send despatches by a courier unless a regiment was sent along to guard him.[26]. Eric Buckland retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel after spending the majority of his 22-year career in Special Forces. 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.. Attended the Universityof Virginia prior to the war. He was admitted to the insaneward at Bellevue Hospital in August. After February 1864, the After Federal victories at Third Winchester and Fishers Hill, rangers again entered the Valley seeking ways to disrupt Sheridans lines of communication. But he often related the circumstance after the war. 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. After the war, Sam was the chaplain of the African-American 4th Immune Regiment in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, became the superintendent of public schools in Virginias Allegheny County, and served as the deputy U.S. marshal for the Western District of Virginia in 1909. In recognition of his service, Hoskins was awarded the Crimea War Medal with clasps for Alma, Inkermann, and Sebastapol. One survivor lived to tell the gory tale. It took a personal letter to now President Grant to stop the practice. Attorney for the Southern PacificRailroad in 1885-1901. Ulysses S. Grant but not before it had attempted to negotiate surrender with You can also visit theStuart-Mosby Civil War Cavalry Museumin Centreville, Virginia. John Atkins was mortally wounded during the Rangers fight against the 8th Illinois Cavalry on October 29, 1864, near Upperville, Va. His last words were: I have come three thousand miles to fight for the Confederacy, but it is all over now. Albumen silver print photograph by David Bendann. Although I was surrounded by Revolutionary War history as a kid growing up in New Jersey, I much preferred the Civil War. The wound, though serious and painful, had a positive aspect. Served in the U.S.Department of Interior and Departmentof Justice. over the country, a band of thieves, stealing, pillaging, plundering and doing every manner of mischief and crime. Organizedthe 1897 Mosby Ranger Reunion inBaltimore. 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. All Rights Reserved. 2023 The SOFREP Media Group. He was a rather dour and taciturn individual, but Jeffries, whom he married on February 25, 1864, evidently coaxed a softer persona out of him. Both operated in Virginia and operated under normal military discipline. Lawyer. There were two purposes of the Partisan Ranger Act. After the passengers were removed, rangers burned the train. With Tod Andrews, Jean Willes, Willis Bouchey, Douglas Dick. Reference: 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, Mosby's Command. This wool jacket and slouch hat both belonged to Mosby, who was wearing the hat when he was wounded by federal cavalry in December 1864. He died January 10, 1898. An adolescent boy released from school for the day in Upperville just as Mosby's men were chasing Union troopers out of town "became so excited that he mounted a pony and joined in the chase with no weapon except his textbook. Furious about what became known as the Berryville Wagon Train Raid, Sheridan dedicated an entire brigade to wagon train security, arming the soldiers with seven-shot Spencer repeating carbines. The remaining Rangers fled, leaving Hoskins lying on the field in a pool of his own blood. The mens treatment of their horses and the sentiment they shared about their horses, not as animals but as members of the unit was legendary. 3. DANIEL GIRAUD WRIGHT,Private, Company D. Born in Rio de Janeiro and attendedthe University of Virginia from 1857to 1861. Feb 20, 2013 #18 Thanks for Posting! McDonald, Samuel Top: A Route 522 sign in Rappahannock County, Virginia, about one of Mosby's Rangers being executed. During the ensuing melee, Massow was riding down on the Union commander, Captain James Sewell Reed, with his saber poised for a lethal strike. The Union viewed them as unsoldierly: a loose band of roving thieves. 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. Both Sam and William were involved in the Rangers fight at Miskels Farm on April 1, 1863. Always attack and use terror to gain an advantage, always act on the offensive, said Mosby. Hibbs, however, developed a system whereby he could find the forage and collect it for the 43rd, locate the still and sample the goods to his hearts content, and then (only then) return to Mosby with the forage and report the still. He fired six shots and emptied five saddles."[17]. A guard pulled his revolver, but Charles Dear beat his draw. On November 18th, near Kabletown, West Virginia, about eight miles north of Berryville, Richards and his rangers trapped Blazers troopers, charged, and killed, captured, and scattered the Federals. Grant in his memoirs wrote about Mosby after the war and came away with a different perspective. This was not a custom, however; someone generally ran to cover after the revolvers were emptied. Proposing the idea of leading a band of riders to conduct guerrilla warfare in northern Virginia, Mosby convinced Stuart and Confederate commanding general Robert E. Lee to authorize a company of rangers in January 1863. He died on May 30, 1916, Memorial Day, from complications from throat surgery and is buried in Warrenton, Virginia. Promoted to 1st lieutenant on April2, 1862, and served as adjutant of the1st Virginia Cavalry. Enlisted as a private in the Washington(Va.) Mounted Rifles on May 14, 1861. Even at that supreme moment in my life, when I had just stood on the brink of ruin and had barely escaped, I could not restrain a propensity to laugh. Hugh C. Keen, Horace Mewborn 1993. As you succeed in your operations, your notoriety grows and the Union devotes additional troops to stopping you. 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. General Grant at one point reported that seventeen thousand of his men were engaged in keeping Mosby from attacking his weak points, and thus away from active service on the firing line. 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. . Post War: Mosby was only 31 when the war ended, but was constantly harassed by occupying Union troops. He agreed with Napoleon, that boys make the best soldiers . Charging with a yell, then firing their Colt revolvers, Russell and the Rangers scattered most of the Federals. Farewell. The most comprehensive and authoritative history site on the Internet. 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. As the fiery Covenanter rode on his predestined course the enemys ranks withered wherever he went. He rose through the officer ranks of Mosbys Rangers, eventually assuming the rank of lieutenant colonel and became second only to Mosby in command of the unit. The 43rd Battalion was formed on June 10, 1863 at Rector's Cross Roads, near After February 1864, the Confederate Congress revoked the authority of all partisan units, except for two, one of which was the 43rd Battalion, the other being McNeill's Rangers. Constitution Avenue, NW 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 . 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! Gen. J.E.B. Feb 22, 2013 #19 Great conversation! awoke [and] saw my horse standing at my feet with his head bending over me. Bottom: Mosby Heritage Area sign on Route 211 in Fauquier County, Virginia. Death had no terror for him. The prisoners were allegedly executed, two with throats cut. Stuart. A seventh captured ranger was executed later. By 1890, he had the supreme command of the Prussian cavalry. "[20] All men had at least two; Mosby himself as many as six, since a few miles at a flat-out run would exhaust even the best horseand Mosby's men were constantly either running toward or away from the federals. 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. While there, he wrote a 24-page pamphlet titled A Few Thoughts on Volunteering that espoused the virtues of a volunteer army. [21], Speed, surprise and shock were the true secret of the success of Mosby's command. Action in the Valley declined, although there was a sharp encounter between rangers under Lt. John Russell and Federal cavalry on December 16th. Wanting to create an impact event, Mosby and his men removed a rail and waited for the next westbound train to derail. He kept the faith received at his mothers knee and walked with God every day. Trenary, James F. Enjoying the cavalry, but bored with his job as regimental adjutant, Mosby resigned and became attached to the staff of Brig. 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. but the first of many raids with Mosby's men."[9]. The leader of this little band was Private John S. Mosby. 6. Ranger Ben Palmer once saw Massow starting a raid with his trusted saber by his side and asked him in complete seriousness, Do you want to be killed? To which Massow replied, A good soldier is always prepared to die!. Trenary, B. Present on June - Dec. 1863 muster roll. permission to raise a company in January 1863 under the Partisan Ranger Act of Company A - Organized June 10, 1863, at Rector's Cross Roads, Company B - Organized October 1, 1863, at, Company C - Organized December 7, 1863, at Rectortown, Virginia, Company D - Organized March 28, 1864, at Paris, Virginia, Artillery Company - Organized July 4, 1864, at Paris, Virginia, Company F - Organized September 13, 1864, at Piedmont Station near, Company G - A reorganization of the Artillery Company, November 28, 1864, at Salem in, This page was last edited on 11 December 2022, at 09:05. It is difficult to evaluate the contribution of Mosby's raids to the overall Confederate war effort. Brigadier General Thomas Rosser (with the support of Generals Jubal Early and Fitz Lee) urged disbanding Mosby's command in a letter addressed to General Robert E. Lee. With intelligence from his scouts, Mosby gathered about 300 rangers and rode into the Shenandoah Valley to ambush Sheridans column. And now at this moment of bidding you a final adieu accept the assurance of my unchanging confidence and regard. I had no faith in the saber as a weapon. A cursory review of unit rosters from both sides during the war reveals many family connections. Soldiers: I have summoned you together for the last time. This time, Cab angered Mosby. On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the 43rd Battalion's parent command, the Army of Northern Virginia. Joined Apr 20, 2012. All six victims were either shot or hanged and three were buried in Front Royals Prospect Hill Cemetery. He formed a group of his best fighters around the gun and prepared to make what amounted to a last stand. He took part in Stuarts famous ride around McClellans army but was captured on July 20, while waiting for a train at Beaverdam Depot. He was wounded twice in battle but was able to return to duty quickly each time. Robert E. Lee, Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, is said to have remarked, "I wish I had 100 men like Mosby.". Died May 30, 1916. Here are the stories of some of the most memorable of that lot. Committedsuicide on August 31, 1874, by slitting histhroat with a straight-edged razor. The only difference is in the danger . Reed, taking quick note of his predicament, threw up his arms to indicate his surrender. . Major General Winfield S. Hancock in Millwood, Virginia. Nofurther information available. Instead of surrendering, Mosby's command simply disbanded. Resigned hiscommission on April 23, 1862, andbecame a scout for Maj. Gen. J.E.B. 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. [11], Munson's denial of the use of Union blue is contradicted by another source however. . Because he somehow blamed George Custer for the Front Royal affair, Mosby wanted most of the condemned Federals to have served under Custer. Despite the appeal of riding with Mosby, it was dangerous to be a ranger. 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. Inc. Mosbys Partisan Ranger career began in late December 1862 when his commander and mentor, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Captured on January 4, 1865, and sentto Fort Warren in Boston Harbor, fromwhich he was released on June 13,1865. consistently elude pursuit, the Rangers disrupted Union communications and Scott refers to "Captain Mountjoy", but most references spell it "Montjoy". Whether it was the family road trip toGettysburgor thestampalbum I had featuring all of the generals that got me hooked, I now consider myself very lucky to work among Civil War objects. The makeup of Mosbys Rangers was no different. About four miles into the Valley west of Ashbys Gap, Russells men attacked approximately 100 riders of the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He moved to Washington, D.C., where he continued to practice law and also worked as a diplomat. At the order to charge, my men dashed forward with a yell that startled and stunned the enemyit was saferbeing the aggressor and striking the enemy at unguarded points. If necessary, Mosbys men were to escape into the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Massow waved Reed to the rear to await his fate as a prisoner and then began to ride by Reed in search of another target. They also performed raids in Maryland.[6]. He was held as a prisoner in Washington D.C., but he was released in just 10 days as part of a large prisoner exchange program. I never knew, nor did I ever hear, of any man in our Command wearing a blue uniform under any circumstances . His well-varnished account of it was that I ordered him to be shot at sunrise, that he said he hoped it would be a foggy morning, and that I was so much amused by his reply that I relented and pardoned him. 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. for their lightning strike raids on Union targets and their ability to Kathleen has previously blogged aboutWinchester the horse,Stubby the dog, and World War II heroAudie Murphy. By the end of the war, its roster would number almost 2,000 men. Hockman, Noah Live a Nautical Lifestyle. If he has not yet won a Brigadier's wreath upon his collar, the people have placed upon his brow one far more enduring. "The rangers had some of the best horses in a region known for raising great horses. But Mosby fought on. Mosby's four requirements to become a member of his com-mand, besides being a fighter with good character, included the following.12. He served under J.E.B. But the enemy came up in time to make it hot for our rear guard. [citation needed]. As the Gray Ghost related in The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby: While we were helping the passengers to climb the steep bank, one of my men, Cab Maddux, who had been sent off as a vidette to watch the road, came dashing up and cried out that the Yankees were coming. I suspect that with the addition of accoutrements,they didnt look much differnt . In the ensuing firefight the Federals captured six rangers, but a Union officer was supposedly shot while down and trying to surrender. Buck, Rosters of men who served Virginia from the lower Shenandoah Valley. Southerners, however, viewed this as a betrayal to their cause, and Mosby was shunned by the people who formerly revered him. Mosby's Raiders puts you in command of the Partisan Rangers. The Yankee's pistol snapped [misfired] but Chapman's did its deadly work. The partisan rangers job would gather intelligence and take supplies away from the Union army. Stuarts cavalry during the Peninsula Campaign. By the summer of 1864, Mosby and his men were disrupting the advance of the United States Army of the Shenandoah into Virginias Shenandoah Valley. Following General Robert E. Lees surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, Mosby tasked William with leading a negotiating team to meet with Union authorities about specific terms for surrender. But in the summer of 1901, hiswhereabouts became unknown; then hewas found after six weeks wandering thestreets of the city suffering severely fromexposure. Threats of bodily harm to him and his family forced Mosby to give up his law practice and leave his home in Warrenton, Virginia. A young Private in the Confederate Army, Willie Prentiss, is assigned to guard a remote river outpost during the American Civil War. Although the war in the Valley was almost over, the soldiers did not know it. cf. John Singleton Mosby will always be regarded as one of the Civil War's most famousperhaps infamousfigures, and though he doesn't quite reside in the war's pantheon alongside the likes of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Ulysses S. Grant, he assuredly stands as an equal to military history's . Lonely Willie becomes pals with his Union army counterpart, Corporal Jenkins. Mosby noted William in dispatches for conspicuous gallantry at least twice. No quarter! His brother, Robert, had preceded him to America and first served in Wheats Battalion (the famed Louisiana Tigers). My Three Favorite (but obscure) War Movies, Innovation on Morse Code for the US Military, Lone Survivor uncovered: The ambush at Sawtalo Sar, Adam Brown: A SEALs Life of Courage and Redemption, Complete List: Ticonderoga-class Missile Cruisers To Retire By 2027, Nuclear Close Calls That Nearly Caused World War III, Russian Sausage Millionaire and Putin Critic Falls to His Death in India, Deadly Russian Rifle Brigade Wiped Out During War in Ukraine. He is a different man entirely from what I supposed. He was named the Consul to Hong Kong, a position he held for eight years and served in the Justice Department as well as a lawyer for the railroad. A friendship based on mutual admiration rose up between the two, and Mosby became a Republican who worked to repair the fractured Union. By the time of Mosby's death in 1916, the people of Virginia had softened their feelings towards him. Mosby was only 31 when the war ended, but was constantly harassed by occupying Union troops. In stubborn fights I have seen the men on both sides sit on their restless horses and re-load their pistols under a galling fire. He was going home to meet the Savior whom he served and to meet the beloved wife whose presence could not but enhance the glory of heaven itself for him. JAMES MONROE HEISKELL, Private, Company C. Great-grandson of President JamesMonroe. After the wagons were plundered, Mosby ordered them burned. Munson "never actually saw blood drawn with a sabre but twice in our war, though I saw them flash by the thousand at Brandy Station. . I made him a captain for it. Better known as Mosby's Rangers, they were an elite guerrilla unit that operated with stunning success in northern Virginia and Maryland from 1863 to the last days of the war. . RecPak is a meal replacement for the outdoors that saves you weight, space and time in the most challenging environments, just add water. Those who were not captured or killed, scattered. 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