Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby

In the American Civil War, or the War between the States, three dashing cavalry leaders-Stuart, Forrest, and Mosby-so captured the public imagination that their exploits took on a glamour, which we associate-as did the writers of the time-with the deeds of the Waverley characters and the heroes of chivalry. Of the three leaders, Colonel John S. Mosby (1833-1916), was, perhaps, the most romantic figure. In the South his dashing exploits made him one of the great heroes of the "e;Lost Cause."e; In the North he was painted as the blackest of redoubtable scoundrels.This is his story in his own words.