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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., A bit of partisan service. (search)
A bit of partisan service. by John S. Mosby, Colonel, C. S. A. Before the first battle of Bull Run I had enlisted as a private in a company of Confederate cavalry of which William E. Jones, a West Point officer, was the captain, and that had been assigned to the 1st Virginia regiment of cavalry, commanded by Colonel J. E. B. S The men were asleep in the school-house and their horses were tied with halters to the trees. If they had staid inside they could easily have driven us Colonel John S. Mosby, C. S. A. From a photograph. off with their carbines. But every man ran for his horse, and we were just in time to scatter them. We got all the horses, ickly raised up in bed and asked what this meant. I said, General, get up — dress quick — you are a prisoner. What! exclaimed the indignant general. My name is Mosby; Stuart's cavalry are in possession of this place, and General Jackson holds Centreville. Is Fitz Lee here? Yes. Then take me to him; we were classmates. Very
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The Confederate cavalry in the Gettysburg campaign. (search)
onfederate cavalry in the Gettysburg campaign. I. By John S. Mosby, Colonel, C. S. A. It is generally agreed by Southereverly H. Robertson, Brigadier-General, C. S. A. Colonel John S. Mosby has seen proper to make mention of my command in th misrepresented a portion of General Stuart's cavalry. Colonel Mosby knows very little of Stuart's character if he supposes ave silently passed over such disobedience of orders as Colonel Mosby imputes to me. The fact that Colonel Mosby has lately dColonel Mosby has lately discovered documents in the archives at Washington, which are to set at rest something that has not been set in motion, will n which place, and not in the gaps of the mountatins, as Colonel Mosby insinuates, a courier from General Lee met me. My commahting at Gettysburg, refutes the imputation intended by Colonel Mosby to be conveyed in his remark that my command did not red the Potomac. If there existed the least ground for Colonel Mosby's statements, there would be found among the reports of