The Gray Ghost
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The Gray Ghost was the famed Confederate cavalry commander and guerrilla leader John S. Mosby, renowned for his elusive hit-and-run tactics during the American Civil War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John S. Mosby | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate military officer
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diplomat ⓘ guerrilla leader ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialLocation | Warrenton, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Warrenton Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captured | 1863-01 ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| commanded | 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1833-12-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1916-05-30 ⓘ |
| education | University of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Mosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Gray Ghost
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Gray Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusDuringWar | partisan ranger under the Partisan Ranger Act ⓘ |
| middleName | Singleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cavalry raids behind Union lines
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eluding larger Union forces ⓘ hit-and-run guerrilla tactics ⓘ |
| notableRaid |
Fairfax Court House raid
NERFINISHED
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Greenback Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalArea | Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Powhatan County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| profession |
U.S. consul
ⓘ
attorney ⓘ |
| rank | colonel ⓘ |
| releasedFromCaptivity | 1863-01 ⓘ |
| servedAs | United States consul to Hong Kong ⓘ |
| stateOfActivity | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tactic | partisan ranger warfare ⓘ |
| unitNickname | Mosby’s Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote | The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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