Mosby the Idol. Mosby the Outcast. Mosby the Redeemed.
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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The death of Colonel John Singleton Mosby at age 83 in 1916 made headlines in newspapers across the United States. The Baltimore Sun published a biographical sketch of the late colonel written by James W. Foster, who had served as captain of Company A in Mosby's 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry.
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