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catalog abstract "In 1863, John Singleton Mosby and his band of irregulars, recruited in Union-occupied northern Virginia, began raiding Yankee outposts, wagon trains, troop detachments, headquarters and railroad lines. Their most celebrated exploit: capturing a Union general behind enemy lines without firing a shot. After each sortie, the Confederate guerrillas would hide in "safe houses" provided by the citizens of two northern Virginia counties. Mosby was captured once (and exchanged) and wounded several times, but continued to plan and personally lead guerrilla raids throughout the final two years of the war. Wert ( from Winchester to Cedar Creek ) has written the first comprehensive study of Mosby's Rangers and offers new material about its organization, membership and tactics, plus biographical information about Mosby himself. He reveals that the partisan band rarely exceeded 200, that a large percentage of them were teenagers, that the civilians who sheltered them paid a high price in Yankee retribution".
catalog contributor b2943550.
catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories.".
catalog coverage "Virginia History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories.".
catalog created "c1990.".
catalog date "1990".
catalog date "c1990.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "c1990.".
catalog description "In 1863, John Singleton Mosby and his band of irregulars, recruited in Union-occupied northern Virginia, began raiding Yankee outposts, wagon trains, troop detachments, headquarters and railroad lines. Their most celebrated exploit: capturing a Union general behind enemy lines without firing a shot. After each sortie, the Confederate guerrillas would hide in "safe houses" provided by the citizens of two northern Virginia counties. Mosby was captured once (and exchanged) and wounded several times, but continued to plan and personally lead guerrilla raids throughout the final two years of the war. Wert ( from Winchester to Cedar Creek ) has written the first comprehensive study of Mosby's Rangers and offers new material about its organization, membership and tactics, plus biographical information about Mosby himself. He reveals that the partisan band rarely exceeded 200, that a large percentage of them were teenagers, that the civilians who sheltered them paid a high price in Yankee retribution".
catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-369) and index.".
catalog description "The man and the mission -- A wily foe -- From Miskel's to grapewood -- Mosby's rangers -- Wagon hunting -- Autumn 1863 -- LIfe in Mosby's confederacy -- Blood on the snow -- The cost of war -- Springtime of change -- Into the valley -- Bloody September -- War on railroads -- Reprisal -- Days of flames, days of darkness -- Toward Salem.".
catalog extent "384 p., [16] p. of plates :".
catalog hasFormat "Mosby's Rangers.".
catalog identifier "0671673602 :".
catalog isFormatOf "Mosby's Rangers.".
catalog issued "1990".
catalog issued "c1990.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "New York : Simon and Schuster,".
catalog relation "Mosby's Rangers.".
catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories.".
catalog spatial "Virginia History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories.".
catalog subject "973.7/455 20".
catalog subject "Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Cavalry Battalion, 43rd History.".
catalog subject "E581.6 43rd .W47 1990".
catalog tableOfContents "The man and the mission -- A wily foe -- From Miskel's to grapewood -- Mosby's rangers -- Wagon hunting -- Autumn 1863 -- LIfe in Mosby's confederacy -- Blood on the snow -- The cost of war -- Springtime of change -- Into the valley -- Bloody September -- War on railroads -- Reprisal -- Days of flames, days of darkness -- Toward Salem.".
catalog title "Mosby's Rangers / Jeffry D. Wert.".
catalog type "History. fast".
catalog type "text".