Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the mosbysrangers group: Are Mosby's Raners to romancticized? o Yes o No,Not at all o Just a little bit...
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In a message dated 6/6/2003 5:40:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... The polls feature was supposed to be moderators only and I've deleted this one, because of...
... From: mosbyweb@... To: mosbysrangers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [mosbysrangers] New poll for mosbysrangers In a...
Hi Ya'll: I grew up in Winchester Virginia and went to Vrginia Tech and yes I graduated in 1982. Been working in DC area ever since. My grandmother was a...
Hi everyone, Who was the Ranger who used to bite the heads off live snakes when he drank? I've read about him but I cannot think of his name. I'm the...
I haven't heard of that....but it's apparent that Ozzy Osbourne wasn't the first to bite heads off of animals...LOL Rick in Northern VA...Mosby's Confederacy ...
In a message dated 6/11/2003 12:19:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Yep, this story is for real. The fellow's name is on the tip of my tongue and I just can't...
Contact John K. Gott at the Fauquier Heritage Society on Wednesdays between 10 and 4. 540-364-3440 . He is the historian of Fauquier County . His mother was a...
I believe it's Sinclair (can't think of first name). He's buried in the same cemetery as "Major Hibbs." ... From: Susan McIntosh Sent: 6/11/2003 12:13:32 PM ...
From The Democratic Mirror June 20, 1866, Leesburg VA.. A Singular Case. Mr. Charles T. Chamblin, at the time he was wounded, a Lieut. in the 8th Virginia...
It's either Hibbs or Sinclair, they are both buried out at Zion Church. Wendy Kilpatrick ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar...
The Mosby Ranger who ate the heads off of snakes when he was drinking whiskey was James Sinclair who is buried at Mt. Zion Church. I hope this helps!...
That's him - James Sinclair! He's the one who slept in a graveyard, too. Interesting guy. ;) What a great bunch of people on this list. Thanks to one and...
In a message dated 6/15/2003 9:44:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Dear Andrew -- If you go to the web page for the YahooGroup and log in, click on "messages" ...
Hi: I am researching caches of treasure or weapons Mosby might have hidden during the war. Anyone have knowledge of rumors or resources they can direct me to....
In a message dated 6/16/2003 7:54:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Wow, we get our own section of heaven? They didn't tell me about this benefit when I became...
These articles were printed in 1863 in local newspapers. Joe Wolfe Reported Cavalry Raid It is reported that a body of Confederate cavalry made a dash into...
Mosby Raid News Artiicles My father often remarked that Abe Lincoln's disappointed response to learning about Mosby's raid on Fairfax Court House was . . . "I...
The exact quote as I have it is "I can make brigadier generals, but I can't make horses." This was in reference to US Gen. Edwin Stoughton and I believe 59...
Thought I'd send something I'd written. If anyone knows of afctual records on this cache please let me know. thanks. Case Two: Treasure Myth: The Mosby...
Maybe we can organize a group and raise money to look for it,and if we dont find it,we will find some stuff from this era.Just my little suggestion.It sounds...
Thanks for the generous response. I will reread it carefully. And you didn't criticise my spelling, incomplete sentences, wrong verb tenses, etc ... Thanks...
I'm wondering if anybody can help me with this question. I'm researching US Cavalry harrassment of the local citizenry of Loudoun and Upper Fauquier from the...
Well might I suggest visiting the Balch Library in Leesburg. They have a lot of books. Actually they have a lot of historical materials including many official...
Joe Wolfe's query about hidden treasure myths / legends got me re-reading Major John Scott's 1867 book Partisan Life with Col John S. Mosby, and I'm reminded...