1887 Confederate John Mosby Civil War Reminiscences Virginia Jeb Stuart Cavalry

  

1887 Confederate John Mosby Civil War Reminiscences Virginia Jeb Stuart Cavalry. Since the close of the war, I have come to know Colonel Mosby personally, and somewhat intimately. There were probably but few men in the South who could have commanded successfully a separate detachment, in the rear of an opposing army and so near the border of hostilities, as long as he did without losing his entire command. Mosby was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War known for his command of cavalry battalions. His war experiences were recorded in his personal memoirs, or.

, much of which deals with his commands leading directly to guerilla warfare in Northern Virginia, which became known as Mosby's Confederacy. Mosby's war reminiscences: Stuart's cavalry campaigns.

New York : Dodd, Mead, 1887. Collation: Complete with all pages. The rare unauthorized edition has 264, vs. The regular edition with 258.

Nevins:'originally a series of lectures printed first in newspapers. Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure. 8.25in X 6.25in (21cm x 15.5cm).