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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The monument to Mosby's men. (search)
ately under the command of General Grant. He knew us only by report. No doubt, in imagination, he confounded us with the Western bands of outlaws, whose inhuman deeds the Confederate government disowned; and that he shared the general belief of the North that I was a leader of banditti—a chief of brigands—a Fra Diavolo on yonder rock reclining. Any absurd story will finally gain credence if often repeated. Victor Hugo said that if it were published a number of times that he had robbed Notre Dame of one of its towers, he would have to leave Paris. A majority would accept it as true—a few might question his ability to walk off with a church tower. Grant's dispatch bears internal evidence, and read between the lines shows the delusion he was under in regard to my men. He says—the families of Mosby's men are known and can be collected—which implies that their homes were all in Sheridan's lines, when in fact they were scattered all over the South, and some States in the North. Sh