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Title: Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby (Southern Classics) by John S. Mosby, James O. Tate ISBN: 1-879941-27-9 Publisher: J S Sanders & Co Pub. Date: 31 October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Very interesting
Comment: (submitted by Jeremy Richmond) Great book about Confederate guerilla cavalryman John S. Mosby(he says that he was termed a "bushwacker" by Union guys). He has great descriptions of what he did.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great book
Comment: I read this book in less than 3 weeks! It was great, and for those who don't know the Civil War it's even better because you don't know what's about to happen. I really liked it, and you should check it out.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Good Story --- Reads Like an Adventure Novel
Comment: Since I live in what might be called "Mosby's Back Yard" --- the Washington, DC suburbs of Northern Virginia --- I thought I should learn something about this man for whom several local streets, highways, and bridges are named. A friend recommended "Mosby's Rangers" by Jeffrey Wert; my wife suggested a new book, James Ramage's "Gray Ghost." But I opted to begin my study with Mosby's own account of his adventures: his own memoirs.
I know that old soldiers tend to exaggerate their war stories; and they occasionally ramble. But Mosby's Memoirs are still fascinating, and I think the exaggeration is kept to a minimum. The story does get a bit bogged down in Chapter 12 --- talking about events leading up to Gettysburg. The good colonel, like all soldiers, is also somewhat wordy discussing the merits and failures of various generals and officers in the war.
Still, all things considered, I found this to be quite interesting. I don't usually read military memoirs, but I enjoyed this. Now on to "Gray Ghost!"
Oh, another thing that made this book (and, presumably any book on John Mosby's exploits) fun to read: he mentions so many towns, roads, and places already familiar to me. Last weekend I took a drive to Beaverdam, VA just to see what was left of the train station near where the Yankees captured Mosby early in his career (he was shortly released). Couldn't find the station, but the tracks are still there! If you're familiar with Northern VA & the Shenandoah Valley, check out this book!
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Title: Gray Ghost: The Life of Colonel John Singleton Mosby by James A. Ramage ISBN: 0813121353 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Mosby's Confederacy: A Guide to the Roads and Sites of Colonel John Singleton Mosby by Thomas J. Evans, James M. Moyer, Virgil Carrington Jones ISBN: 1572492783 Publisher: White Mane Publishing Co. Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Mosby Myth: A Confederate Hero in Life and Legend (The American Crisis Series, No. 4) by Paul Ashdown, Edward Caudill ISBN: 084202929X Publisher: Scholarly Resources Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: MOSBY'S RANGERS by Jeffry D. Wert ISBN: 0671747452 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 15 September, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Ranger Mosby by Virgil Carrington Jones ISBN: 0939009013 Publisher: Howell Pr Pub. Date: May, 1987 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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