Greetings all while researching my THOMPSON line in Virginia & Maryland. At the moment I'm back to Josiah Thompson born 1840 in Maryland. My Great-grandfather...
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Jul 1, 2004 2:08 pm
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Can anyone on this board recommend a book or site where I can research Laura Ratcliffe? I recently moved to Fairfax County and am really interested in her...
Hi Mike, In researching John Mosby, I never really came across much about Laura Ratcliff other than her brief encounter with him near Fairfax and Frying Pan...
Dear Kathryn, Thank you for providing us with this information. While doing research for my novel, I did learn an immense amount of information about John...
... Any information you have on Johns Mosby with artillery,we would appreciate,as we are a light artillery unit known as Mosbys Rangers. Captain Bruce Reynolds...
Dear Captain Reynolds, Mosby's Rangers did not have a regular artillery unit attached to them. To the best of my knowledge, there were several occasions where...
In a message dated 7/2/2004 10:25:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Where are you guys based? Do you have a 12 lb mountain howitzer? Would love to do an event...
In a message dated 7/2/2004 10:27:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Then you need to read Mosby's memoirs, as he mentions her, and the two books Col Mosby wrote...
In a message dated 7/2/2004 10:29:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... I beg to differ. The artillery company was organized on July 4, 1864. Capt. Peter Franklin...
Dear Kathryn, Thank you. I do have Mosby's books as well as the few by the Rangers in my own library. When I began researching for my novel, I researched in...
Kathryn, Once again, Thank you. I did not have access to the Williamson book at the time I wrote..in fact I still do not have that. I did gather the...
Moby had aquired a light cannon and put Sam Chapman in charge of it for the attack on the Union train at Catlett's in May 1863. The result of that fight was...
Beattie, Montjoy, Tuberville, and Sam Chapman made up the initial gun crew. Hoskins was not a member of that detail but was on the raid and was wounded along...
So far, I have purchased three copies of your book, two of which I gave as Christmas presents to the two people who introduced me to John Mosby and eventually...
In a message dated 7/2/2004 11:26:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... It was reprinted by Time Life several years ago. Although it's now out of print, copies come...
You are very kind and I once again thank you. Bill ... From: ms4tune@... To: mosbysrangers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 11:35 PM Subject:...
Kathryn, If you would like a complmentary copy of my novel...I think you will enjoy it even if you may want to "scold" me along the way(I hope you won't find a...
In a message dated 7/2/2004 11:27:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ACTUALLY... There WAS one woman who participate in at least one engagement. Whether Mosby...
In a message dated 7/2/2004 11:49:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... oh dear, am I being a scold? :-0 Sorry if I'm coming off that way - just trying to be...
This story was actually told to me by a friend who lives in SW Pennsylvania after I had begun writing..the same person who introduced me to John Mosby and who...
Kathryn, I am so sorry....you have not scolded me at all..quite the contrary...please correct me when I am wrong. I used the word scold in a light-hearted...
Kathryn, Yes the gun is still sitting at Ft. Sill OK i do so remeber seeing it well i was at the base for my short stay in the army. Jon Bucknam 43rd VA Batt...
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Jul 3, 2004 12:12 pm
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I think she was the diva of her time. I cannot speak for all men but I would say she was a very beautiful woman for her time. Gregg ms4tune@... wrote: In a...
Gregg Jones
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Jul 3, 2004 12:31 pm
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Gregg, Is there a picture of Laura Ratcliffe on-line or in one of the books? I have quite a number of volumes on Mosby at home but don't recall seeing one of...
Gregg, Since I am very new to this group, I had not checked the photos in the group area so I have just located Laura Ratcliffe...quite the good looking woman....
In a message dated 7/3/2004 8:39:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... There's a picture on that first web link I sent you and a much larger one linked to the link...
She was definitely a very attractive woman! I did not get the chance to check the links you sent me last night but am doing so this morning. Thanks, Kathryn. ...
