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.

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instanceOf Confederate military officer
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
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
eluding larger Union forces
hit-and-run guerrilla tactics
notableRaid Fairfax Court House raid NERFINISHED
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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John S. Mosby nickname The Gray Ghost