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[CIVIL WAR]. MOSBY, JOHN SINGLETON, 1833-1916, C.S.A. Colonel. Partly printed document signed ("Jno.S.Mosby") as Major, Commanding Partizan Rangers, "Headquarter's Mosby's Battalion," 8 January 1864. 1 page, oblong, 70 x 172 mm. (2 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.), accomplished in manuscript, lightly browned, formerly tipped to another sheet.
"THE GREY GHOST OF THE CONFEDERACY" AUTHORIZES A MILITARY ENROLLMENT
A very rare war-date document, certifying enrollment in one of the most celebrated Confederate units of the war: "This is to certify that Wm. L. Nuckolls is an enrolled member of this Command..."
Mosby organized his legendary Partizan Rangers in January 1863, and they effectively harrassed and hindered Federal operations in Northern Virginia with their guerilla tactics until April 1865, when Mosby, by this time a Colonel, disbanded the unit rather than surrender to the Federal government. He returned to his law practice after the war and later served as U.S. Consul in Hong Kong and supported U.S. Grant for President.
War-date documents signed by Mosby are almost unobtainable, due to Mosby's unique irregular command and his personal style as an officer which required little paperwork.
"THE GREY GHOST OF THE CONFEDERACY" AUTHORIZES A MILITARY ENROLLMENT
A very rare war-date document, certifying enrollment in one of the most celebrated Confederate units of the war: "This is to certify that Wm. L. Nuckolls is an enrolled member of this Command..."
Mosby organized his legendary Partizan Rangers in January 1863, and they effectively harrassed and hindered Federal operations in Northern Virginia with their guerilla tactics until April 1865, when Mosby, by this time a Colonel, disbanded the unit rather than surrender to the Federal government. He returned to his law practice after the war and later served as U.S. Consul in Hong Kong and supported U.S. Grant for President.
War-date documents signed by Mosby are almost unobtainable, due to Mosby's unique irregular command and his personal style as an officer which required little paperwork.