On January 3rd, I was fortunate enough to give a presentation to my local CWRT entitled John Singleton Mosby: Soldier or Outlaw? I was asked to present...
Does anyone know how to get in touch with "The Twentyfirst Century Confederate Legion"? They put the marker there, and it will be removed by the state if they...
Hi Don, That crossed my mind, too. That organization seems to be well-funded though, and I suspect they are in the area (and other places). They've also...
Contact the Surratt Society located in Maryland. I¹m sure that they can help in some way. I don¹t have their address because I¹m on my husband¹s computer ...
Do you think they're related to this? I'm not sure what the tie would be. This 21st century Confederate Legion does not appear to be a local, or a Booth,...
Probably not related but they know all there is to know about the assassination; they run tours of Booth¹s escape route so if anyone knows anything about a...
that's in Clinton, Md., used to be called Surratsville. In a message dated 1/21/2008 1:57:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, vaproto@... writes: Contact...
I was watching the History Channel special on John Wilkes Booth. Corbett shot Booth to death against direct orders to bring him in alive. He was in the 16th...
Wasn¹t Chapman but Mosby. He sent Corbett on to Richmond and he went to Andersonville eventually to be exchanged, I think. The man was certifiable. Of course,...
And nothing is more interesting with regard to ties between Mosby and the assassination than Lewis Powell a/k/a Louise Paine. Powell had been a member of the...
... wrote: <Snip> The Garrett family in whose home and barn Booth stayed until he was ... Booth¹s ... ridden with ... I only could find two Garretts in 43rd...
I will try to find the source (possibly the Surratt Society) that mentioned the Garrett¹s family connections to Mosby¹s command. Certainly, Garrett was ...
A couple more connections that haven't been mentioned yet: One of the more interesting missing puzzle pieces is Wat Bowie. Before he crossed the river and...
Lots to consider here, certainly. I have the Tidwell book and several others which state or intimate that Mosby was involved, but there are a couple of ...
Val, Let me site James J. Williamson, "Mosby's Rangers", 1st Ed. 1896, p 463. " Appendix XLIII Lieut.-Col. William H. Chapman ... The St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...
But Booth did reach Mosby's Confederacy. Consider that half of the command was wintering over in the Northern Neck under Chapman. It is that peninsula of land...
I have no doubt that the accounts I read which stated that Mosby saved Corbett made the same mistake as noted here. If Chapman stated that he saved Corbett, I...
When Mosby spoke with Union General Chapman at their last meeting and was informed that the truce was over and would not be renewed, he told Chapman that he...
... Dear Val: It is debatable whether or not he would have had a worse fate living vs. dying. Granted he was a political pariah after becoming a Republican...
You have presented my own feelings on this matter; I seldom opine as I did here. Yet, Mosby¹s fate, especially in his old age, was very cruel. After the war, ...
Val wrote: <<I have also heard that Mosby traveled south with 50 men, but that¹s not what John Munson said and he was one of those who went. He said that...
I agree with most of what you have written. Two things, however, I do question. First is Mosby¹s ³absentee² status as a parent. When he lost his ability to ...
There were three films involving Mosby and his command. In 1909, the silent film, ³The Old Soldier¹s Story² featured the command with the central character...
It has been said that "Lee" served with Mosby and also with the 18th Va Cav during the war. Any info available on Lee would be appreciated. Many Thanks Steve...
Steve, I contacted Hugh Keen who co-authored several books on Mosby¹s Rangers along with Horace Mewborn. Below is the reply he sent to me: I have never seen...
... Rangers along ... person by ... show a ... I found "Cyrus Lee" in the Lib. of Va. rosters. Under the 18th Va Cav. Would it be possible to recheck your...
