Mosby's Men Confronted a Union Chaplain. Here's What Happened.
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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On June 8, 1863, Chaplain John Seage of the 4th Michigan Infantry set out on horseback from Fredericksburg, Va., to Washington, D.C. He carried thousands of dollars in cash, and other valuables, for families back in Michigan. Along the way he encountered Mosby's Rangers.
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